Have you ever wanted something, or wished for something, and then when you received the object or whatever it may be you realized that it was not in fact what you wanted. The story that I am going to touch base on is a prime example of the saying, "Be careful what you wish for." The story is called "Sasha, Mansor, and the Storks.
The story is about a ruler, Sasha, who is a great person, and is loved by all of his people, except one. Kashenor was an evil wizard who wanted to replace Sasha with his own son. Kashenor after many days of thinking came up with an evil plan to remove Sasha from his throne. He told him that if he sniffs a black powder and says a magic word he can turn into any animal he like, and to turn …show more content…
I think that to be careful what you wish for may be the main lesson, but there are at least three others. My favorite on would have to be that you cannot be some who you are not. Kashenor and his son tried to get rid of the ruler, and make them selves the rulers. They in return got them selves tortured, and killed because they were trying to be people, and do things that they could not do. Another one that they show here is "If you rub my back I'll rub yours" when the owl knew how to the magic word from Kashenor, she told them she would help them but only if they would help her. This benefited both victims, which just goes to show that you cannot be selfish, and that teamwork will take you to the top. Another principle that I would like to talk about is "You must always be aware of your surroundings." If Sasha would have been paying attention, and not gotten carried away with being a stork he would have saved himself a whole lot of trouble. If he would of just had in his mind to remind himself not to laugh as an animal he could have remembered the magic word and just gone back to his town and busted Kashenor right away for being an imposter. The last two principle that I would like to touch base on are "Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer." And "Do not take people for granted." If Sasha would have paid attention to his only enemy, Kashenor he would have noticed that