Parables of Wisdom
The Company We Keep
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Two parrot brothers, two different homes, and two very different words of welcome
- 3 min full story
- 2 min children's telling
- For all ages
A storm separates two baby parrots, and years later a tired traveller meets each of them and hears something he will never forget.
What it teaches Good company Kindness Speech
The opening of the children's telling
Once, in a mango tree, there lived two baby parrots. They were brothers, and they looked exactly the same, with green feathers and little red beaks.
One night a big storm came. Whoosh went the wind! The nest fell, and the two little parrots were blown far apart.
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To carry into the day
We slowly become like the voices we choose to keep around us.
To talk about together
Which words do you hear most often at home, at school or on screens? Which ones would you like to repeat?
Retold for JainStory from the traditional narrative and checked against published Jain sources. Details vary between tellings.