英语寓言故事父亲和孩子们
一位父亲有几个孩子，这些孩子经常发作口角。他一点点没有办法来劝止他们，只好让他们看看不合群所带来坏处的比如。为了到达这个意图，有一天他叫他们替他拿一捆细柴来。当他们把柴带来时，他便先后地将那捆柴放在每一个孩子的手中，吩咐他们弄断这捆柴。他们一个个极力去试，总是不能成功。然后他解开那捆柴，一根根地放在他们手里，如此一来，他们便毫不费力地折断了。所以他就通知他们说：「孩子们!如果你们我们团结一致，互相帮助，你们就像这捆柴相同，不能被你们的敌人折断;但如果你们自行，你们就将和这些散柴一般，不胜一折了。」
英文：The Father and His Son
Father had a family of sons who were perpetually quarrelling among themselves. When he failed to heal their disputes by his exhortations, he determined to give them a practical illustration of the evils of disunion; and for this purpose he one day told them to bring him a bundle of sticks. When they had done so, he placed the faggot into the hands of each of them in succession, and ordered them to break it in pieces. They each tried with all their strength, and were not able to do it.He next unclosed the faggot, and took the sticks separately, one by one, and again put them into their hands, on which they broke them easily. He then addressed them in these words: "My sons, if you are of one mind, and unite to assist each other, you will be as this faggot, uninjured by all the attempts of your enemies; but if you are divided among yourselves, you will be broken as
easily as these sticks."