Capa de The Bundle of Sticks

A certain man had several Sons who were always quarrelling with one another, and, try as he might, he could not get them to live together in harmony. So he determined to convince them of their folly by the following means. Bidding them fetch a bundle of sticks, he invited each in turn to break it across his knee. All tried and all failed: and then he undid the bundle, and handed them the sticks one by one, when they had no difficulty at all in breaking them.

Certo homem tinha vários Filhos que viviam brigando entre si, e, por mais que tentasse, não conseguia fazê-los viver em harmonia. Então decidiu convencê-los de sua tolice por meio do seguinte. Pedindo que trouxessem um feixe de varas, convidou cada um, por sua vez, a quebrá-lo sobre o joelho. Todos tentaram e todos falharam; então ele desfez o feixe e entregou-lhes as varas uma a uma, quando não tiveram dificuldade alguma em quebrá-las.

"There, my boys," said he, "united you will be more than a match for your enemies: but if you quarrel and separate, your weakness will put you at the mercy of those who attack you."

"Vejam, meus filhos", disse ele, "unidos vocês serão mais fortes que seus inimigos; mas se brigarem e se separarem, sua fraqueza os deixará à mercê daqueles que os atacarem."

Union is strength.

A união faz a força.

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  1. What problem does the father have with his sons?

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    Resposta: They are always quarrelling with one another

    The sons quarrel constantly, and no matter what he tries the father cannot get them to live in harmony.

  2. What happens when each son tries to break the whole bundle of sticks?

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    Resposta: They all fail

    The father invites each son in turn to break the bundle across his knee, and all of them fail.

  3. What happens when the father hands them the sticks one by one?

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    Resposta: They have no difficulty breaking them

    Once the bundle is undone, each single stick breaks easily, unlike the bundle as a whole.

  4. What lesson does the father want his sons to learn?

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    Resposta: United they are strong, but divided they are easily defeated

    The father tells them that united they can match their enemies, but if they quarrel and separate their weakness leaves them at others' mercy.

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