Before It's Late

Before It's Late

                 It was a long dry season. Most wells were dry. So, Ujickdot asked his son to take some drinking water from a natural fountain. He handed a jar to his son. After that, hw hit his son's face and said, "Be careful, don't break the jar!" The boy cried and left.

                 One of his neighbours knew the event. He felt a pity on the boy. He approached Ujickdot and said, "Ujickdot your son is a nice boy. Why do you hit him?"

                  "In order not to break the jar," Ujickdot answerd.

                  "You're not wise, Ujickdot. The jar is not broken, but you have hit your son."

                  "You'r wrong," Ujickdot answerd, "If Ihit him after he breaks the jar, as most people do, it would be very late. And it is no use to do something late."






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