Vaanya Tewathia

Children Stories Classics Inspirational

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Vaanya Tewathia

Children Stories Classics Inspirational

The Theory Of A Rotten Apple

The Theory Of A Rotten Apple

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A wealthy landlord had an only child - A 10-year-old boy who was a bright student and lived a comfortable urban life. He loved going to school. His teachers praised him for his excellence and achievements.

Sadly, he was unaware of the dislikes of all the jealous kids masked behind their innocent faces. Soon the bullies emerged and started urging him to do bad things. Gradually, he fell prey to their daily prompts, getting provoked. He started lying to his teachers and parents so that he could sneak out and skip classes. He also developed a bad habit of playing mean pranks and was rude to everyone. He started cheating to win and his true nature got buried deep inside.


Seeing his son falling into bad company, the father grew anxious and concluded to teach him a lesson. Henceforth, one day he brought fresh apples along with one rotten apple on purpose and told his son to put all of them in the fruit basket. He obeyed and did as told.

After some days, the father asked his son to bring the apples. He went to fetch them from the basket but as soon as he lifted the lid, he was surprised to discover that all the apples had rotted! He was mystified by this incident. “How did this happen?” he asked his father.

At this, his father smiled and told him to see how one rotten apple had spoiled all the rest. Similarly, one bad companion could spoil all others. The father's advice had the desired effect. The boy gave up bad company and became good again.

Moral: One rotten apple spoils the whole barrel. Stay away from bad company and never let them influence you.


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