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Quest for Happiness: A Tale of Two Brothers

The two brothers find a stone instructing them to complete a dangerous quest for happiness. The younger brother convinces the elder to follow the instructions, despite the elder's caution. The younger brother succeeds in becoming king for five years but is then overthrown, while the elder lived a quiet life without risk or adventure. Though now with nothing, the younger brother is glad he took the chance for memorable experiences.

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Quest for Happiness: A Tale of Two Brothers

The two brothers find a stone instructing them to complete a dangerous quest for happiness. The younger brother convinces the elder to follow the instructions, despite the elder's caution. The younger brother succeeds in becoming king for five years but is then overthrown, while the elder lived a quiet life without risk or adventure. Though now with nothing, the younger brother is glad he took the chance for memorable experiences.

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After setting out on a journey, two brothers lay out in a forest to rest, at noon.

After waking up, they find a stone that tells them they can find happiness if they go to the
forest at sunrise, swim across a river in the said forest, take bear cubs from a mother bear,
and bring them to the mountain to find a house, they’ll find happiness.
The younger brother tries to convince the elder brother to follow the instructions
of the stone despite the dangers to achieve the promised happiness. The elder brother
being cautious and mature tries to dismiss the former’s plea as he questions the validity
of the stone’s quest and the perils that await them.
Even so, the younger brother argues that if “you do not make an effort and try
hard, nothing in the world will succeed” and followed all the instructions on the stone.
When he reached the top of the mountain, the people came out to take him to the city,
where they made him their king. He ruled for five years, but he was driven out by a king
who conquered his city by the sixth year.
Again, the younger brother became a wanderer, and he arrived one day at the
house of the elder brother who was living a mediocre life and they recounted their stories.
“You see,” said the elder brother, “I was right. Here I have lived quietly and well,
whole you, though you may have been a king, have seen a great deal of trouble.”
“I do not regret having gone into the forest and up the mountain,” replied the
younger brother. “I may have nothing now, but I shall always have something to
remember, while you have no memories at all.”

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