Long ago and far away, there was an old farmer who had seven sons. When he thought that he was about to die, he gathered his sons about him. He told a servant to bring in a bundle of seven sticks tied together. Handing the bundle to his oldest son, the father said to him, “Now break the bundle”.
The son tried with all his might, but he could not break the bundle. One by one, the other brothers tried. None of them was strong enough.
The father smiled, “Now, my sons, untie the bundle. Each of you take a stick and try to break it.” This time they had no difficulty doing as their father bid them. In a few moments all the sticks were broken.
“In unity there is strength,” said the father.”
