A proud stag, drinking at a clear pool, admired his magnificent antlers reflected in the water. He boasted about their beauty and size. But when he saw his slender legs, he felt ashamed of their thinness. Suddenly, a hunter's hounds barked nearby. The stag fled swiftly, his slender legs carrying him quickly through the forest, outrunning the dogs. However, his large antlers became entangled in the branches of a tree, trapping him. The hounds caught up and killed him. With his dying breath, the stag lamented, "Alas! I despised my legs, which saved me, and admired my antlers, which brought about my ruin." *This fable teaches us that things we value for their beauty or outward appearance may be less useful than the qualities we overlook or even dislike. True worth lies in functionality and practicality, not just superficial charm.*