1. The Hermit And The Mouse
A
hermit took care of a temple in a small village. He took alms and shared it
with a few people who helped him clean the temple. There was a mouse in the
temple that kept stealing the hermit’s food and causing trouble for him. The
hermit could not get rid of the mouse no matter what he did. The mouse
continued to steal food, even when it was kept in an earthen pot hung from the
roof.
Distraught,
the sage sought advice from a friend, who told him to find the mouse’s food
reserves and destroy them. After a thorough search of the premises, the sage
found the stockpile of the mouse and destroyed it. With its food gone, the
mouse was unable to jump high up to the roof for food. It became weak and got
caught by the hermit, who threw it far away from the temple. The mouse was hurt
and never returned to the temple.
Moral: Strike at the enemy’s source of strength to
defeat him.
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