Once upon a time, there was a herd of forest deer. Among them was a wise and respected teacher, cunning in the ways of deer. He taught the tricks and strategies of survival to the young fawns.
One day, his younger sister brought her son to him. "Oh brother teacher," she said, "this is my son. Please teach him the tricks and strategies of deer." The teacher agreed, telling the fawn to return the next day for his first lesson.
At first, the young deer attended his lessons. But soon, he became more interested in playing with the other young bucks and does. Unaware of the danger of learning only games, he started skipping class and soon was playing hooky all the time.
Unfortunately, the truant fawn one day stepped into a snare and was trapped. His worried mother went to her brother, the teacher. "My dear brother, how is my son? Have you taught your nephew the tricks of deer?"
The teacher replied, "My dear sister, your son was disobedient and unteachable. Out of respect for you, I tried my best. But he did not want to learn; he played hooky! You are obedient and faithful, but he is not. It is useless to try to teach him."
Later, they heard the sad news. The stubborn fawn who played hooky had been trapped, killed, and taken by a hunter.
The moral is: Nothing can be learned from a teacher by one who misses the class.