Question

Write a short story illustrating the saying all that glitters is not gold

Answer 1

one freezing night a thief entered a kingdom... there he went near the pond and started thinking how to enter the palace...as there were few servants roaming there...they were to see a shadow belonging to thief...the thief was aware of his danger...in order to not get caught by servants...he covered himself with the ash which was touching the end of the pond .He took that and covered his face and body...so that he reveals himself as an old monk...even the king and princess started believing him as a great monk...days went on...now a thief has become a great monk of that entire kingdom...now he holds gold coins greater than the king had in his Treasury......

Answer 2

Answer:

All that glitters is not gold

Once a red deer went to a river to quench his thirst. As he was drinking, he saw his reflection in the clear water. He looked at his horns and thought how beautiful they are. Then he saw his legs. He felt very sad on seeing his thin ugly legs.

Suddenly the red deer heard the howls of hounds. He started running to save his life. He was running so fast that the hounds were left far behind. But as he was running through the forest, his horns were caught in the bush. He tried to set himself free but could not. He realised that all that glitters is not gold. The hungry hounds reached him and killed him.

The thin ugly legs helped the red deer to escape. But his beautiful horns got entangled in the bush leading to his death.

The proverb "all that glitters is not gold" teaches us not to be deceived by outward looks. What may seems attractiveness and beautiful may turn out to superficially and of no value. This proverb expresses the wisdom that the attractive external appearance of something or someone is not a reliable indication of its true nature. Appearance can be greatly misleading and we must be careful not trust everything we see. To assume something as precious or valuable on the basis of mere appearance is unwise.