The Oak and the Reeds

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The Oak and the Reeds
        A VERY LARGE OAK was uprooted by the wind and thrown across a
        stream.  It fell among some Reeds, which it thus addressed:  "I
        wonder how you, who are so light and weak, are not entirely
        crushed by these strong winds."  They replied, "You fight and
        contend with the wind, and consequently you are destroyed; while
        we on the contrary bend before the least breath of air, and
        therefore remain unbroken, and escape."
       
        Stoop to conquer.