All That Glitters is Not Gold

"All That Glitters is Not Gold" is a universal truth.Inner beauty is more precious than outer beauty.Appearances are often deceptive.We should not be proud of our innate qualities because pride hath a fall. The story of a foolish stag proves the truth of this famous proverb.

Once a stag was drinking water at stream of clear water in a forest.He saw his reflection in the water.He was greatly impressed by the beauty and shine of his glittering horns.He felt proud of his beautiful horns.He felt sorry at the sight of his thin legs.He thought his legs ugly and unworthy of him.So, he began to curse his ugly legs.

The beauty of his antlers praised,
But at his legs in horror gazed:
They looked like spindles as they shrank,
Out of his sight beneath the bank.

The stag was lost in his dreams when he heard the howls of hounds.He jumped up and ran towards the forest to save his life.He ran as fast he could.His thin and ugly legs were of great help him.Soon, he covered a long distance and was beyond the reach of the hounds.To be more safe, he hid himself in a thick bush and again lost in his sweet dreams of beautiful horns.The hounds continued their chase.Soon, they reached near the bush.When the stag heard their howls, he jumped up to ran away.But, unfortunately, his beautiful horns got entangled in the bush. He struggled very hard to free himself from the thorny bushes but in vain.He repented of his pride and cursed his beautiful horns which had entrapped him there. The hounds fell upon him and tore him into pieces in no time.It is clear from this story that all that glitters is not gold.

All that glitters is not gold;
Often have you heard that told;
Many a man his life has sold
But my outside to behold:

Best of Luck