Tuesday, August 15, 2017

Bitter pill can be presented as a sweet syrup

Bitter pill can be presented   as a  sweet  syrup

Retold by
P.R.Ramachander

(this is an old folk tale which was posted by my face book friend  Bhanu Ravi .Please  judge for yourself  whether  it is a bitter pill  or sweet syrup. )





One great  king one day saw   a dream  ,
In which he saw   himself without any teeth,
And since he was  not knowing   what it meant,
He sent for all  the great  astrologers of his country.

One astrologer  after   examining many great books told,
“It indicates that  all your family members would die before you,”
The infuriated  king   ordered that  this astroger  be imprisoned,
And then all  his other  invitees   started shivering  to open their mouth.

However a  wise  young man , again examined   his great nook and told,
“Oh king  , you will live very long , much longer   than all your  family members”.
And the king was   greatly pleased  , honoured him  and gave him presents.
And so though you tell the truth do tell it in a sweet  way and not the  bitter way.


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