A story which brings out the truth of saying a bird in hand worth two in bush
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Once in a forest, there lived a lion who was very hungry as he did not eat anything for 5 days. He once saw a rabbit asleep under the tree. He quietly crept behind him and caught it. Just as he was about to bite it's throat, thus killing him, he saw two deer run past him. He left the rabbit alone under the tree and told him not to go anywhere while he hunted the deer. He ran after the deer leaving the rabbit alone. The rabbit who sensed the opportunity ran for his life. The deer outran the lion in a few minutes and the lion went back towards the tree to eat the rabbit. When he came back, he saw that the rabbit had disappeared and he was left hungry.
Moral : A bird in hand is worth two in a bush.
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A bird in the hand is worth two in a bush.
This English proverb implies that we should be content with what is definitely with us than risking it for the sake of something which is not with us. It also says that those who run after plausible promises and hopes leaving the opportunities in hand. Hence one should aim higher goals only after making the maximum use of the available opportunities.
A bird which has been caught and is in our hand is definitely more worth than two in the bush, because the two birds are free and not yet caught.
The story of the greedy dog is a good example of this proverb. In this story the dog has a bone in his mouth and walks over the river bridge and looks into the water where he sees a reflection of himself. He thinks that there is another dog with bone inside the river and jumps into the river and loses his bone in the process. So the bottom line is that we should not risk something which is already in our possession.
This story tells us that we should care for what is with us at the moment and should not run after the things thinking the false promises and hopes.
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