"United we stand, divided we fall"

The phrase, “United we stand, divided we fall,” is not used directly in this fable. However, the moral of the story is the same.

This short fable tells of a man whose sons often quarrel among themselves. To show them the benefit of working together, he brings them a bundle of sticks. He asks them to break the bundle of sticks. As expected, the brothers cannot break the sticks when they are bundled together. However, they can easily be broken individually. The moral of this story is written:

"My sons, if you are of one mind, and unite to assist each other, you will be as this bundle, uninjured by all the attempts of your enemies; but if you are divided among yourselves, you will be broken as easily as these sticks."

Although his sentiment can be found in two of his fables, Aesop was certainly not the last one to use this quote. It has endured for thousands of years and remains an important life lesson to learn.

Izraz "United stand, podelite moj pad" se ne koristi direktno u ovoj priči. Međutim, moral je priče isti. Ova kratka vila je pričala o čoveku čiji se sinovi često međusobno raspravljaju. Da im pokažete prednosti zajedničkog rada, dajte im gomilu štapića. Traži od njih da prekinu štap slepih miševa. Kao što se i očekivalo, braća ne mogu da razbiju svoje kadrove kada su zajedno. Međutim, oni se lako mogu slomiti pojedinačno. Morala je reći: "Moji sinovi, ako imate jedan um i pridružite se za pomoć jedni drugima, bićete poput ovog greda koji ne uznemiravaju svi pokušaji vaših neprijatelja, ali ako ste podijeljeni sami, biće vam slomljeno onoliko lako koliko i ove štapove." Iako se njegova osećanja mogu naći u dve njegove bajke, Aesop svakako nije bio poslednji koji je koristio ovaj citat. Bilo je na hiljade godina i ostaje važna lekcija za učenje. -