The Man and the Wood

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The Man and the Wood

Once upon a time, a man entered a forest with an axe in hand. He approached the trees and kindly asked them for a small branch, claiming he needed it for a specific purpose. The trees, being generous and trusting, offered him a branch without hesitation.


However, the man had ulterior motives. He took the branch and attached it to the head of his axe. With his new tool, he began to chop down tree after tree, mercilessly destroying the very forest that had provided him with help.

Realizing their grave mistake, the trees understood that they had unwittingly given their enemy the means to bring about their own destruction. The moral of the story is clear: never provide your enemy with the tools to harm you.


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