“The Bird in
the Bottle”
One
day the master told his students a story.. “Walking along the road one morning, a man found a single bird egg. Seeing it was lost from
its nest, he took it home and he placed it into a large glass jar for
keeping. The egg soon hatched, leaving the bird inside the jar. So the man fed it
and gave it water, and the beautiful
bird began to grow. Now soon the bird became too large to be freed safely, for
glass jar that was its home was very thick. - and surely the bird would be hurt
or even die if it were broken it to free her. And now every time the man looked
at the bird, he was heartbroken that it could not be freed.
The master then asked his students what could be done. Many students offered
ideas, but no one knew how to free the bird without hurting or perhaps killing
it. At last, a young student raised her hand, and she smiled as she said: "There. It is out.”
For some time the master was silent .. then he nodded, for the lesson was indeed over. :)
For some time the master was silent .. then he nodded, for the lesson was indeed over. :)
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