Once upon a time, two cats lived together. One day, they found a delicious piece of bread. Both cats wanted the larger share, and soon they began arguing.
“It belongs to me!” said one cat.
“No, I should get the bigger piece!” said the other.
They argued and argued but could not decide how to divide the bread fairly.
A clever monkey was watching them from a nearby tree. He saw an opportunity and walked over.
The two cats explained their problem.
“I can help you divide the bread equally,” said the monkey. “Let me be the judge.”
The cats agreed and handed him the bread.
The monkey broke the bread into two pieces. But one piece looked slightly bigger than the other.
“This isn't fair,” said the monkey. He took a bite from the larger piece.
Now the other piece looked bigger, so he took a bite from that one too.
He continued biting from one piece and then the other, pretending that he was trying to make them equal.
Before long, the bread became smaller and smaller until nothing was left.
The two cats stared at the monkey in surprise.
“Where is our bread?” they asked.
The monkey smiled and replied, “The payment for my hard work is the bread!”
The cats realized that their greed and arguing had allowed the monkey to take everything.
They walked away sadly, having learned an important lesson.
Moral of the Story
When you fight over what you have, someone else may take advantage of your disagreement. It is better to share fairly than to let greed divide you.
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