The cold Wind blows and the hot Sun shines

Mariam Hello again, I’m Mariam. Let’s catch up with our story about a contest between the cold North Wind and the hot Sun, they are both trying to prove who has the greatest power.

The day is still cold and the Wind has given up trying to get the man to remove his coat. The Sun is now hoping to succeed - it appears from behind a cloud, and tries to catch up with the man. It takes a deep breath and appears larger and rounder.

Sure enough, the air below starts to warm up and as it does, the man unbuttons his coat. The Wind watches in awe as the frost begins to thaw. The man below looks amazed - it has been such a long, cold winter that it is a joy to catch the warmth and brightness of the Sun.

The Sun shines brighter and the man undoes another button until he feels so hot, he takes off his coat. In fact it gets so hot, he has to go and sit under the shade of a tree.

‘Incredible’ says the Wind, slightly annoyed, ‘how did you do it?’ The Sun replies, “My glowing rays opened his heart and with my gentle powers, I got my way.”

Down below on the Earth, the young man looks up at the Sun as if he had heard him. ‘‘That Wind was strong. But the Sun is stronger still” - and then he fell asleep. The Wind has to admit he was caught out by the wisdom and the power of the clever Sun.

So all that huffing and puffing got the Wind nowhere - maybe we should take things a little slower, like the Sun! Anyway, that’s the end of this tale, which been around for almost as long as the Sun itself! Please join me for another story soon. Bye for now.