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The Mother and Two Grasshoppers

Two grasshoppers, one honest and one cunning, set out to build their homes but resorted to stealing bricks from an architect's house. The honest grasshopper eventually confessed to the architect, while the cunning one continued to lie, resulting in the architect helping only the honest grasshopper. The story emphasizes that honesty is the best policy and that liars ultimately face consequences.

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The Mother and Two Grasshoppers

Two grasshoppers, one honest and one cunning, set out to build their homes but resorted to stealing bricks from an architect's house. The honest grasshopper eventually confessed to the architect, while the cunning one continued to lie, resulting in the architect helping only the honest grasshopper. The story emphasizes that honesty is the best policy and that liars ultimately face consequences.

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The mother of two grasshoppers said:” you both are now grown-ups and our house is quite tiny I

guess it’s time for you two to fi nd yourself a home.

The grasshoppers agreed and went to construct their home.

One of them was honest while the other one was cunning and always go for shortcuts.

While constructing their houses, a man came and asked them a reason why they are here.
Grasshoppers told him they are constructing houses for themselves. The man was an architect and
also offered them help.

The grasshoppers were muggle so they accepted his offer.

The next day, the architect was late and they reached the place first. They were out of bricks.

Cunning grasshopper: “we will have to go so far to collect the bricks and I don’t have this much
energy.”

Honest grasshopper: “we don’t have any other choice. We must have to go.”

Cunning grasshopper:” we can take the architect’s bricks by breaking his house.

He somehow managed to convince the honest grasshopper.

They broke his house from a hammer and used the bricks in their house. Throughout this work, the
honest grasshopper was not satisfied.

After a while, the architect came and inquired what had happened to his house.

Cunning grasshopper: “we don’t know. When we came here your house was like this. I think it’s your
enemies”

The other grasshopper was quiet and embarrassed.

The architect asked him if he knows anything but he was still quiet.

Architect: “I’ll help only if you tell me who did this, go and find out.”

On their way home, the honest grasshopper was continuously saying to tell truth to the architect
otherwise he won’t help.

Cunning grasshopper: “Telling a truth will get us into trouble. I’m sure he will forget this and will help
us”

The architect overheard their conversation.

They reached home.

Mother:” you have to construct properly your house within 3days otherwise you both will be kicked
out of the house”

The very next day the other grasshopper told the truth to the architect and also said he is ashamed
of his act.

Cunning grasshopper: “no, he’s telling a lie. We didn’t break your house. Please help us so then after
constructing our house we will construct your house too. ”
Architect:” you’re a liar and deceiving the person who was helping you. I hope you remember I said
I’ll help the one who will tell me the truth.”

Also, he added further: “Go and construct your house yourself. I’ll help the honest one”

Then the architect helped the honest grasshopper while the other failed in constructing his house
and after three days his mother kicked him out of the house.

Lesson:

Honesty is the best policy. Speak the truth no matter how hard it is. No one respects a liar and
truthfulness is the identity of a nice person. Grasshopper lied and now he has no place to live.

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