The North Wind And The Sun
I actually know the story quite well because i studied linguistics.
The north wind and the sun. Far below a man traveled a winding road. The north wind said angrily if i can t do it no one can now it was the sun s turn. They agreed to a test where the first one who could get a traveler passing on the road. Let s have a contest said the sun.
As a test of strength said the sun let us see which. The north wind boasted of his great strength. While they were disputing with much heat and bluster a traveler passed along the road wrapped in a cloak. 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.
It has also become a chosen text for phonetic transcriptions. 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. Once upon a time the north wind met the sun. The north wind tried his power first blowing with all his might down the road.
He was wearing a warm winter coat. 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. We shall have a contest said the sun. As a test of strength said the sun let us see which of us can take the coat off of that man.
And this story the north wind and the sun is used a lot within the field of linguistics. The sun is annoyed to see the north wind causing chaos with its icy blasts so challenges it to a contest to see which of them is strong enough to take the coat off a young man who is walking. The north wind and the sun is one of aesop s fables perry index 46. Let us agree said the sun that he is the stronger who can strip that traveler of his cloak.
But don t worry the north wind and the sun doesn t contain any violence. The sun argued that there was great power in gentleness. The moral it teaches about the superiority of persuasion over force has made the story widely known. He was wearing a warm winter coat.
It is type 298 wind and sun in the aarne thompson folktale classification. So linguistics is the scientific study of language. The north wind and the sun disputed as to which was the most powerful. Far below them a man was travelling along a winding road.