一株非常高大的橡樹在狂風暴雨的肆虐中被連根拔起，倒在了蘆葦叢中。橡樹看到蘆葦安然無恙很是不解，就問他們： “我想知道為什麼你們這麼軟弱卻能躲過暴風雨的襲擊？ ”蘆葦回答道： “你和狂風對抗，但是實力懸殊，因此你會被折斷；我們則順勢擺動，也就能輕易躲過狂風的侵襲。 ”
降低身份以達到目的。
A very large Oak rooted by the wind and thrown across a stream. It fell among some Reeds，which it thus addressed，“I hht and weak，are irely crushed by these strong winds.” They replied，“You .ght ahe wind，aly you are destroyed；while we orary behe least breath of air， and therefore remain unbroken，and escape.”
Stoop to quer.