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The Oak and the Woodcutters

In "The Oak and the Woodcutters," a Mountain Oak laments its fate as it is cut down and split apart by woodcutters wielding wedges made from its own branches. This poignant tale serves as one of the impactful moral stories often shared in childhood, illustrating that the misfortunes caused by one's own actions are the hardest to endure, making it a culturally significant moral story for class 7.

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The Oak and the Woodcutters - Aesop's Fable illustration about self-betrayal, resilience, the pain of loss
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Reveal Moral

"The hardest misfortunes to endure are those that arise from our own actions or creations."

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Quick Facts

Age Group
adult
kids
children
story for class 2
story for class 3
story for class 4
story for class 5
Theme
self-betrayal
resilience
the pain of loss
Characters
The Woodcutter
the Oak

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