Aesop's Fables Edited by Charles Stikeney.

 
THE WIND AND THE SUN
 
THE North  Wind  and the Sun once fell into
a dispute  as  to  which was the stronger  of
the two.   They related their most famous  ex-
ploits, and each ended as he began, by  think-
ing he had the greater power.
   Just  then  a  traveler  came  in  sight,   and
they  agreed  to  test  the matter  by  trying  to
see which  of  them  could  soonest get  of the
cloak he wore wrapped around him.
   The boastful  North  Wind  was the first  to
try.  He blew a most furious blast, and nearly
tore the cloak from its fastenings at his  first
attempt; but the man  only held his cloak  the
more closely, and old Boreas spent his strength
in vain.
   Mortified  by  his  failure  to  do  so simple a
thing, he  at  last withdrew.
   Then  came  the kindly  Sun,  dispelling  the
clouds  that  had  gathered,  and  sending   his
warmest  rays straight down upon the  travel-
er's  head.
   Growing  faint  with  sudden  heat,  the  men
quickly flung aside his cloak, and hastened for
protection  to  the  nearest shade.

   Persuasion  is  often  better  than force.

 
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