The Sun and the Wind argued who was stronger, and the Wind said: “I will prove that I am stronger. Do you see the old man in the raincoat? I bet I can get him to take off his coat faster than you can.”
The sun hid behind a cloud, and the wind began to blow stronger and stronger until it almost turned into a hurricane.
But the harder he blew, the tighter the old man wrapped himself in his cloak. At last the Wind died down and ceased; and then the Sun peeked out from behind the clouds and smiled tenderly at the traveler. The traveler warmed up under the hot rays of the sun, became cheerful and took off his cloak. And the Sun told the Wind that kindness and friendliness are always stronger than rage and strength.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru