This Aesop' s Fable has a giant oak tree and some reeds disputing over their strength. I narrated the fable and you can listen to it by clicking on the link The Oak & The Reeds . The Oak is feeling mighty and invincible because of her size and strength. Thus she pities the slender reeds that "bow their heads" with the slightest breeze, while she stands firm and upright. But the reeds keep their dancing with the wind and do not worry. According to them, they do not bow their heads but they merely bend before the winds so as not to break. And so the reeds manage to survive the strongest blows of the wind. They are left bent but unharmed. Alive. In contrast the giant oak is torn up by her roots and ends up destroyed. The moral lesson of this fable is that " Those who adapt to the times will emerge unscathed". It is meant to show that often it is not just the physical power that helps people survive but also their ability to adjust and adapt according to th...