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πŸ–Œ Moral story of the day πŸ–Œ
🐎The Nail

A tradesman had done a good day’s business at a fair. The next morning, he took his bag of money and rode off on his horse planning to reach home by evening.

On the way, he stopped at an inn for lunch. A stable boy told him that a nail was missing in the shoe of the left foot of the horse. But the tradesman did not listen to him as he was in a .hurry to reach home. A little later, the tradesman was advised by another stable boy to fix a nail on the horse’s shoe but yet again he didn’t pay attention to him in his hurry to reach home as soon as possible. The horse began to limp after some time and soon it fell down and broke its leg. The tradesman had to leave his horse on the way .and walk home. On the way, two robbers attacked him and stole his money.

As the tradesman walked home, battered and beaten, he regretted not fixing the nail on the horse’s shoe in his haste to reach home.

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πŸ–Œ Idiom of the day πŸ–Œ
πŸ“šcover your tracks



✍🏾Meaning
If you cover your tracks, you make sure no-one can find evidence of what you've done.


❗️For example

πŸ”ΈHe's a smart guy and he knew how to cover his tracks so the police couldn't connect him to the crime.

πŸ”ΈBob didn't cover his tracks well enough, and his wife found a romantic text message that a girl had sent to his phone.
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πŸ–Œ Phrasal verb of the day πŸ–Œ
πŸ“’tear apart


πŸ“–Meaning
to destroy something by breaking it into two or more pieces

πŸ€“For example ‡️

πŸ’¬ There are these piranha fish with really sharp teeth that can tear apart an animal in just a few seconds.

πŸ’¬Racial tension will tear this country apart unless we do something fast.
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πŸ–Œ Saying of the day πŸ–Œ

πŸ“’ Never speak ill of the dead



πŸ“–Meaning
Show respect to people who have died by not saying anything bad about them. Since dead people can no longer hurt us, or defend themselves, it is better to forget their bad actions and remember only their good ones.

✍Note
speak ill of (verb): criticize; speak badly about | the dead (noun): people who have died

🌟Origin
This proverb has been traced back to Chilon of Sparta (6th century BC). The Latin version was "De mortuis nil nisi bonum" ("Of the dead say nothing but good").
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🐧The Thirsty Crow

One day a crow was feeling very thirsty. On a hot summer day, she flew here and there in search of water but in vain. She continued to search hard but couldn’t find any water to quench her thirst. Then after a long time, she found a pitcher, with a little water in it.

The neck of the pitcher was too long and the water level too low. The crow could not reach the water with her beak. She saw many pebbles around. Suddenly, the crow had an idea. She picked thepebbles one by one and dropped them in the pitcher. And lo! The level of water slowly rose to the top. The crow drank it thirstily. She was very happy.

This story proves that if you try hard enough you can overcome any problem.

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🐭🐹Country Mouse and Town Mouse

A town mouse decided to visit his cousin in the countryside. They had a wonderful time in the meadows and fields.

After a few days, the town mouse invited his cousin to the town. When the country mouse saw the town mouse’s house, he was surprised. There were so many things to eat! While they ate, a woman came into the kitchen and saw the mice. She shrieked so loudly that her husband came running. β€œIt’s those mice again! Let me bring the cat in here,” he said. Within seconds, a huge black cat chased the mice out of the kitchen. The country mouse said, β€œCousin, I am happy that you have so many things to eat, but I would rather live safely in the country eating my simple meals!” Saying this, the country mouse returned home.

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πŸ§”πŸ»β€β™‚οΈπŸ₯šAmin and the Eggs

Once, there lived a farmer called Amin in Arabia. He lost all his crops due to a drought and became poor. So he asked a trader to lend him a dozen boiled eggs. The next day he set off on his donkey to seek his fortune.

After seven years, Amin came back to his native village a rich man. He rode a fine black horse and had many camels carrying gold and silver. Soon everyone came to know of his wealth. When the greedy trader heard this, he asked for five hundred silver coins as payment for the eggs that he had given to Amin seven years ago. Amin refused to pay. They took the matter to court.

On the day of the hearing, Amin arrived forty minutes late, panting. The judge asked, β€œWhere have you been?” Before Amin could reply, the greedy trader spoke, β€œSir, Amin owes me five hundred silver coins. I gave him a dozen eggs. A dozen chickens must have hatched from them. These would have laid even more eggs. I too would have been rich by now.” The trader thought that the judge would decide in his favour. β€œThe judge asked Amin again, β€œWhy are you so late?” Amin simply said, β€œSir, I was planting a dozen boiled beans in the garden, so that I have a good crop of beans next year.

The judge shouted, β€œYou fool! Since when did boiled beans start growing?” At once Amin replied, β€œAnd, sir, since when did boiled eggs start hatching?” Amin won the case while the trader hung his head in shame and walked away.

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