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THE TWO CRABS
Adapted from Aesop
One fine, sunny day two Crabs came out from their
home in the deep blue sea to take a walk on the
yellow sand. There was one Big Crab and one Little
Crab.
‘Child’, said the Big Crab, turning his eyes this
way and that to see who was looking at them,
“you are walking very awkwardly, twisting all the
time from side to side. I don’t like to be seen out
walking with you. I wish you would learn to go
straight forward and stop waddling.”
The Little Crab looked at the Big Crab to learn
from him just what was the right way to walk. There
he saw the Big Crab making his way proudly along
between speckled green lobsters, bright colored star-
fish, and all the other little sea creatures that stood in
a row to watch them. But lo and behold ! the Big
Crab himself was going waddle, waddle, twist and
hitch ! waddle, waddle, twist and hitch !
”Well, well, well!’ said the Little Crab, ‘if you want
me to stop waddling, you will have to show me how
by first walking straight forward yourself! The best
way to teach others how to do what is right is to do right
yourself!’
