Bad Company

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00:00Once there lived a rich man, Mr. Richards, in a town.
00:07He had only one son, whose name was Daniel.
00:12Daniel was an intelligent boy and was brought up with good moral value.
00:19Unfortunately, he fell in bad company.
00:23He would loiter here and there.
00:27He would loiter here and there and go partying with his friends.
00:33Then, he started neglecting his studies and even his grades came down.
00:41The worst came when he began to bunk off the school.
00:46He even flunked an exam.
00:49Mr. Richards was now really upset.
00:54How can I bring my son back to his senses, he wondered.
01:00He had to find a way before it was too late.
01:04One day, he went to a shop to buy fruits.
01:09There he saw apples, some rotten and some fresh.
01:14Suddenly, a wonderful idea came to his mind.
01:19It was so appealing that it brought a broad smile on his face.
01:25He bought some apples and rushed back home.
01:29He waited eagerly for his son, Daniel, to return.
01:34As usual, Daniel returned quite late in the evening.
01:39He was surprised to find his dad waiting for him.
01:43He knew that he was very late.
01:47I must be ready with some excuse to escape a piece of scolding from my dad, he thought.
01:55To his utter amazement, he found his dad in a rather happy mood.
02:01And to add to his bewilderment, he had a basket of apples in front of him.
02:07He called Daniel to his side and said,
02:11Son, there is an interesting game for you.
02:16Saying this, he placed an empty basket on the table.
02:21Take out only the fresh apples from the basket and keep them in this empty basket, he said.
02:30Daniel followed his father's instructions.
02:34He picked them one by one and put them into the other basket.
02:40He was surprised to see that all the apples, except one, were fresh.
02:48Dad looked quite amused.
02:51He said, Now put the rotten apple, too, in the basket.
02:58Daniel wondered what game his dad was up to.
03:03Dad had yet one more instruction for Daniel.
03:07Keep the basket at some safe place, he said.
03:12When one week was over, dad called Daniel.
03:16My dear boy, can you bring here the basket of apples I gave you to keep a few days back, he said.
03:24Your pleasure, dad, said Daniel and ran to bring the basket.
03:30He looked at the apples with his eyes wide open.
03:35All the fresh apples had turned rotten.
03:40What happened, son? said the amused father.
03:44I can't believe this, dad. All the fresh apples have turned rotten, said Daniel.
03:51This has happened because of the rotten apple, son.
03:55There is nothing surprising in it.
04:00Dad, do you mean a single rotten apple has spoiled all the fresh apples, said Daniel?
04:07Exactly, said the exuberant father.
04:11Daniel was dumbfounded.
04:14Dad got encouragement to drive home his point.
04:18My dear boy, here is a lesson for you, too.
04:23You know, just like rotten apples, a bad company is bound to have its evil effect
04:29even on the most virtuous person on earth.
04:33The words of the father had a deep effect on Daniel.
04:38He was full of remorse. How could he be so lousy in his ways?
04:43He had to mend his ways before it was too late, he realized.
04:49He apologized to his father.
04:52Dad, I am terribly sorry for my behavior. Please forgive me for making you so upset.
04:59I promise to give up bad company just this instant.
05:05Happiness of the doting father knew no bounds
05:09when he heard these words which he had yearned to hear for so long.
05:15His son was truly repentant of all the wrongs he had committed.
05:20He took his dearest son in his arms and happily forgave him.
05:26Moral
05:28We should choose our friends wisely.