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Parable of The Stonecutter

A short story that can be used in Catch up Fridays. This story has a moral lesson. It also help develop the critical thinking of a students

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Parable of The Stonecutter

A short story that can be used in Catch up Fridays. This story has a moral lesson. It also help develop the critical thinking of a students

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Reizel Doromal Hongoy
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PARABLE OF THE

STONECUTTER
There was once a stone cutter who
was dissatisfied with himself and his
position in life. One day he passed a
wealthy merchants house, and through
the open gateway saw many fine
possessions and important visitors.
“How powerful that merchant must
be!”, thought the stone cutter.
He became very envious and wished
that he could become like the merchant,
then he would no longer have to live the
life of a mere stone cutter. To his great
surprise, he suddenly became the
merchant, enjoying more luxuries and
power than he could have ever dreamed
of, envied and detested by those less
wealthy than himself.
But soon a high official passed by, carried
in a sedan chair and accompanied by
assistants and escorted by soldiers
beating gongs. Everyone, no matter how
wealthy had to bow low before the
procession. “How powerful that official
is!”, he thought.

“I wish that I could be a high official.”


Then he became a high official, carried in
an embroidered sedan chair, feared and
hated by the people all around who had
to bow down to him as he passed. It was
a hot summer day and the official felt
very uncomfortable in the sticky sedan
chair. He looked up at the sun which
shone proudly in the sky, unaffected by
his presence.
“How powerful the sun is!” , he thought.
“I wish that I could be the sun.”
Then he became the sun, shining fiercely
down on everyone, scorching the fields
and cursed by the farmers and laborers.
But a huge black cloud moved between
him and the earth so that his light could
no longer shine on everything below.
“HOW POWERFUL THAT STORM CLOUD
IS!” HE THOUGHT.
“I wish I could be a cloud.”
Then he became that cloud, flooding
the fields and villages, and shouted at
by everyone. But soon he felt that he
was being pushed away by some great
force and realized it was the wind.
“How powerful the wind is!” he thought.
“I wish I could be the wind.”
Then he became the wind, blowing tiles
off the roofs of houses, uprooting trees,
hated and feared by all below him. But
after a while, he ran up against
something that would not move, no
matter how forcefully he blew up
against it. It was a huge, towering
stone.
“How powerful that stone is!” he
thought.
“I wish I could be a stone.”
Then he became the stone, more
powerful than anything else on earth.
But as he stood there, he heard the
sound of a hammer pounding a chisel
into solid rock and felt himself being
cut away.
“What could be more powerful than
I, the stone?” he thought. He looked
far below him and saw the figure of
a stone cutter admiring his work.

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