N old man on the point of death 

 summoned his sons around him to 

 give them some parting advice. 

 He ordered his servants to bring in 

 a faggot of sticks, and said to his eldest son : 

 " Break it." The son strained and strained, 

 but with all his efforts was unable to break 

 the Bundle. The other sons also tried, but 

 none of them was successful. " Untie the 

 faggots," said the father, " and each of you 

 take a stick." When they had done so, he 

 called out to them : cc Now, break," and each 

 stick was easily broken. u You see my mean- 

 ing," said their father. 



"JKnton fftbeg gtrengttu" 



