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“Learned Pandit” is a story of one learned person and illiterate boatman. He has very proud on his learning. Here this simple story is making fine points about the conduct of life. The moral of the story is “Knowledge derived from book is not enough on. Must acquire practical learning too.”

Learned Pandit:

The learned pandit asked a boatman to row him across the river. The journey was long and slow. The pandit was bored. "Boatman," he called out, "Let's have a conversation." Suggesting a topic of special interest to himself, he asked, "Have you ever studied phonetics or grammar?"

The next day he met a rabbit and said, “Will you be my friend?” Rabbit replied, “You are too big. You can’t play in my barrow.”

"No," said the boatman, "I've no use for those tools."

"Too bad," said the pandit, "You've wasted half your life. It's useful to know the rules."

Later, as the rickety boat crashed into a rock in the middle of the river, the boatman turned to the pandit and said, "Pardon my humble mind that to you must seem dim, but, wise man, tell me, have you ever learned to swim?"

"No," said the pandit, "I've never learned. I've immersed myself in thinking."

"In that case," said the boatman, "you've wasted all your life. Alas, the boat is sinking."

Moral: Knowledge derived from book is not enough on. Must acquire practical learning too.