The North Wind And The Sun Pdf

He was wearing a warm winter coat.

The north wind and the sun pdf. He was wearing a warm winter coat. As a test of strength said the sun let us see which of us can take the coat off of that man. The sun s rays grew warmer and warmer. The north wind and the sun the north wind boasted of great strength.

The sun argued that there was great power in gentleness. Once upon a time the north wind met the sun. Then the sun began to shine. At first his beams were gentle and in the pleasant warmth after the bitter cold of the north wind the traveler unfastened his cloak and let it hang loosely from his shoulders.

As a test of strength said the sun let us see which. It has also become a chosen text for phonetic transcriptions. The north wind and the sun disputed as to which was the most powerful and agreed that he should be declared the victor who could first strip a wayfaring man of his clothes. Far below them a man was travelling along a winding road.

The sun said that there was more power in gentleness. The moral it teaches about the superiority of persuasion over force has made the story widely known. At first his beams were gentle and in the pleasant warmth after the bitter cold of the north wind the traveler unfastened his cloak and let it hang loosely from his shoulders. They agreed to a test where the first one who could get a traveler passing on the road.

The north wind tried his power first blowing with all his might down the road. Then the sun began to shine. Let s have a contest said the sun. The north wind said angrily if i can t do it no one can now it was the sun s turn.

Each thought he was stronger than the other. This short animated film illustrates the fable in which the warm sun proves to the cold wind that persuasion is better than force when it comes to making a m. The north wind and the sun is one of aesop s fables perry index 46. The north wind tore angrily at the cloak but all his efforts were in vain.

The north wind and the sun disputed as to which was the most powerful. The sun and the north wind time 2 01 once upon a time the north wind and the sun had an argument. It is type 298 wind and sun in the aarne thompson folktale classification. The north wind first tried his power and blew with all his might but the keener his blasts the closer the traveler wrapped his cloak around him until at last resigning all hope of victory the wind called upon the sun.

But the stronger he blew his cold and bellowing winds the tighter the shivering man held his coat around his body at last exhausted the north wind gave up. The north wind boasted of his great strength. Far below a man traveled a long winding road.