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Chapter 5 - The Monk and the Scorpion

Once there was a monk . He was a kind.one day he was taking bath in the river.He saw. a scorpion.It was drowning.the monk took it and tried to put it out.but the scorpion stung his finger.

There was a heavy pain in monk's hand.He dropped the scorpion in the water.again he took him and tried to put it on the dry place. Once again he failed.At last he succeeded.he put the scorpion in a dry and safe place.

One man was watching this.He asked the monk , "Why did you save it?"It stung you again and again."Monk replied,"To sting is its nature and to save is my nature.It cannot give up its nature. I should not give up my nature ."

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