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Today's story is one that was told thousands of years ago and has been passed down from generation to generation.
It's all about the weather and a battle between the cold north wind and the hot sun.
The story begins on a beautiful cold and frosty winter's day.
The sun in the sky shone down its rays catching the snow-covered land below,
making it glisten and sparkle.
The sun liked looking at the landscape that lay beneath, and thought to itself,
I'm not rushing across the sky today, I'm going to catch my breath and take in the glorious view.
But as the sun is relaxing, it is caught off guard by a freezing cold wind that races past,
pushing the sun out of the way.
This is the North Wind.
It boasted that it is strong and powerful,
but the sun knows there is more power in gentleness and says,
oh, let's have a contest to see which of us is the stronger.
The sun looks down to the ground and catches sight of a man wearing a warm winter coat.
Let's see which one of us can take that coat off the man, it says.