Pravda used to walk the streets naked, wearing what her mother gave birth to. Of course, people didn’t like this, and no one allowed her into their house. One day, when the sad, worried Truth was wandering the streets, she met the Parable, dressed in beautiful clothes, pleasing to the eye. The parable asked the Truth:
- Why do you walk the streets naked and so sad?
Truth sadly lowered her head and said:
- My sister, I am sinking lower and lower. I am already old and unhappy, so people move away from me.
“It cannot be,” said the Parable, “that people move away from you because you are old.” I’m also no younger than you, but the older I get, the more they find in me. I'll tell you a secret: people don't like simple, open things. They prefer things to be a little hidden and embellished. Let me lend you a few of my beautiful dresses, and you will immediately see how people will love you.
Truth accepted the advice of the Proverbs and dressed in her beautiful clothes. And here’s a miracle - from that day no one ran away from her, and she was accepted with joy and a smile. Since then, Truth and Parable have not separated.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru