The North Wind and the Sun
Moral: 'Persuasion is better than force.' A foundational parable on soft power.
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From Aesop's Fables by Aesop
The wind and sun compete to strip a traveler of his cloak; the sun's warmth succeeds where the wind's force failed, teaching that gentleness surpasses violence.
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