Once upon a time there was a boy in the world who suffered from a serious illness, to which adults are sometimes susceptible - he talked incessantly, without knowing how to stop.
“What kind of punishment is this tongue?” the teeth grumbled. - When will he calm down and be silent for a while?
- What do you care about me? - the tongue answered brazenly. - Chew to your health and keep quiet. That's the whole story for you! We have nothing in common. I won’t allow anyone to interfere in my personal affairs, much less meddle with stupid advice!
And the boy continued to chatter incessantly, inappropriately and inopportunely. The tongue was at the height of bliss, pronouncing more and more sophisticated words, although it did not have time to thoroughly understand their meaning.
But one day the boy got so carried away by chatter that, without knowing it, he got into trouble. In order to somehow get out of trouble, he allowed his tongue to tell a deliberate lie. Then their teeth couldn’t stand it—their patience ran out. They closed at once and bit the liar very painfully. The tongue turned purple from the blood that came out, and the boy cried from shame and pain.
From then on, the tongue behaves with caution and caution, and the boy thinks twice before uttering a word.
Parables of Leonardo da Vinci
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru