English Original
Two young brothers were always arguing. One day, their father called them together.
"Bring me a bundle of sticks tied with twine," said the father.
The boys gathered the bundle. The father asked the older son to break it in half. The older son tried, but he could not even bend the bundle. So the father handed it to the younger son. He could not bend it either.
The father untied the bundle and handed each boy a single stick. The brothers broke them easily.
"Do you see?" said the father. "Stop arguing and stay together. Then no one can hurt you, for you will be too strong. But if you quarrel and are divided like these sticks, then anyone can break you with ease."
中文翻译
两个年轻的兄弟总是争吵。一天，他们的父亲把他们叫到一起。
父亲说：“给我拿一捆用细绳绑着的木棍来。”
男孩们拿来了那捆木棍。父亲让大儿子把它折断。大儿子试了，但他甚至连弯曲这捆木棍都做不到。于是父亲把它递给小儿子。小儿子也折不断。
父亲解开那捆木棍，递给每个男孩一根单独的棍子。兄弟俩轻易地就把它们折断了。
“明白了吗？”父亲说。“停止争吵，团结一致。那样就没人能伤害你们，因为你们会变得非常强大。但如果你们像这些木棍一样争吵、分裂，那么任何人都能轻易地打败你们。”