The Talkative Tortoise
Long ago, there lived a tortoise and two swans in a pond. They were very good friends. The tortoise was very talkative. He used to talk to swans for a very long time. All of them were happy.
Once there was a drought and it lasted for a long time. The water in the pond dried up. There was no water to drink even and it was now impossible to live there. So, the swans decided to fly away to some other place.
The tortoise requested the swans to take him along too. But, since he couldn't fly, they sat down to think and found a way. The swans suggested an idea according to which the tortoise would have to hold a piece of the stick by its mouth and the swans will hold the ends of that stick.
They warned the tortoise to not talk during their journey. The tortoise promised, and the three friends set out to fly. On their way, they crossed several villages. Many villagers saw the tortoise and made fun of the tortoise.
This enraged the tortoise and he couldn't control himself. He opened his mouth to speak. As soon as he did so, he fell down and died. The swans were shocked to see their friend die. The tortoise lost his life because of his foolishness.
Moral: We should listen to our friend's advice.