Once upon a time, a hunter went to hunt in a forest. He caught two parrots in his net. The hunter was happy as he could sell these parrot and earn some money.The hunter went to the market. he sold one parrot to the monk and other to the thief. He happily made some money.
The thief brought the other parrot home and taught it to speak like him. Soon the parrot learnt to talk like a thief.
The other parrot was living with a monk. The monk liked the parrot and taught him to recite holy hymns.
The monk lived at one end of the jungle, while the thief lived at the other end.
One day, a king was hunting in the forest. When he approached the thief's house the parrot shouted from inside the cage hanging outside the house, "Here comes someone. Catch this fellow and beat him thoroughly."
The king hearing the parrot speak in such a bad manner, left that place and reached the other end of the jungle where the monk lived. The monk's parrot was open but near the monk hut.
As soon as the parrot saw the king approaching the hut of the monk, he said, "Welcome! Please come in and have a seat.Have a glass of water. Eat some sweets."
The parrot then called the monk, "Teacher, there is a guest . Take him inside and offer him a seat. Serve him food."
The king was impressed with the parrot. He understood that good environment shapes the personality of an individual.
The bad environment provided by the thief to the parrot made him rude and ill-mannered. However, the happy and cultured environment provided by monk made the parrot mannerly and polite.
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