The Big Moth

The two moths were friends and used to play in the wild forest. The wise one always gave instructions to the other and he followed. Slowly the feeling of ego was building up in the foolish one. He wanted to do everything on his own. He told his friend,

“Shall we go to the nearby village for a sight seeing? I am fed up with the usual things here”.

So they both went. Both the friends wandered for some time and enjoyed. Now the wise one said,

“Shall we go back to our home?”

But the other one was not ready. He wanted to be there for some more time. He saw a boy reading in the light of a lamp. He told his friend,

“See the big moth there! I will make friend with him and he will protect me”.

He misunderstood the flame of lamp as a big moth. But the wise one warned,

“It is dangerous, don’t go near the children. They are crazy that they will catch you”.

But he didn’t give ear to his wise friend, who tried his best to discourage him. He was in the hold of his ego. Finally he went to say hello to the big moth. He went near to greet him.

Alas! Both he and his ego became ash.