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The document summarizes two stories that illustrate the influence of one's company. In the first story, two parrots are separated - one grows up in a hermitage and learns kindness, while the other is trapped by a hunter and learns cruelty. When they meet again, the parrots recognize that their different environments led them to speak differently. The second story describes a man who helps free a trapped cat, getting scratched, because he believes in treating all with compassion despite instincts of others. Both stories show that one's character and words are shaped by the company they keep.

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Good Company, Bad Company: Image: Shutterstock

The document summarizes two stories that illustrate the influence of one's company. In the first story, two parrots are separated - one grows up in a hermitage and learns kindness, while the other is trapped by a hunter and learns cruelty. When they meet again, the parrots recognize that their different environments led them to speak differently. The second story describes a man who helps free a trapped cat, getting scratched, because he believes in treating all with compassion despite instincts of others. Both stories show that one's character and words are shaped by the company they keep.

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20.

Good Company, Bad Company

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Two parrots built a nest in a banyan tree. They lived with their two young ones, which they
took good care of. The mother and the father parrot went out to gather food in the morning
and came back home by evening. One day, when their parents were away, the young parrots
were taken by a cruel hunter.

One of the birds managed to escape and flew away from the hunter. He ended up at a
hermitage and grew up listening to kind words and compassion. The hunter put the other
parrot in a cage, and soon it learned a few words and phrases. The hunter and his family were
crude and didn’t care much about kind words.
One day, a passerby was resting outside the hunter’s hut. Sensing someone outside, the parrot
said, “Fool, why are you here? Fool! Leave! I’ll cut your throat”. Scared, the traveler went
away, and on his journey, he reached the hermitage where the other parrot was. The parrot at
the hermitage spoke, “Welcome traveler. You are free to stay here as long as you want”.

Surprised, the traveler told the parrot that he encountered a similar parrot elsewhere and it
was very cruel. How is that you are so kind?” The parrot replied, “That must be my brother. I
live with the sages, and my brother lives with hunters. I learned the sage’s language, and my
brother learned the hunter’s language. The company we keep decides who we will be”.

Moral
Keep good company if you want to be a good person.

21. The Man And The Cat

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One day, a man was walking by a road when he heard a cat meowing from the bushes nearby.
The cat was stuck and needed help getting out. When the man reached out, the cat got scared
and scratched the man. The man screamed in pain but didn’t back down. He tried again and
again, even as the cat continued to scratch his hands.

Another passerby saw this and said, “Just let it be! The cat will find a way to come out later”.
The man didn’t pay heed but tried until he helped the cat. Once he let the cat free, he told the
other man, “The cat is an animal, and its instincts make him scratch and attack. I am a human
and my instincts make me compassionate and kind”.

Moral
Treat everyone around you like you want to be treated. Adhere to your own rules or ethics,
not theirs.

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