The wind and the sun By James Baldwin

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The wind and the sun once had a dispute as to which was stronger for the two.

"Do you see the traveller plodding along the road?" Said the Wind.

"Let us both try out street on him. Who can first strip him of his cloak will be the winner."

"Agreed," said the Sun.

The wind began first. He blew a Blast that sent the leaves flying through air, he eased clouds of dust in the road, bed the tops of the trees to the ground and even tore up one oak by the roots. But the traveller only drew his cloak tightly around. His shoulders, and kept on his way.

The sun began. He burst out from behind. Cloud, and darted his beans upon the travellers head and back. Soon the heat was so great that he stopped to wipe the sweat from his face.

"Ah!" He said,"It is so hot!"

The he threw off his cloak, and carried it under his arm, and when he came to a tree by the roadside he sat down under its shade to cool himself.

After that, the Wind never claimed to be stronger than the Sun.