Synopsis : This is a fictional (metaphorical) short-story about a group of ten birds whose unity gets broken when few of them descend down to perpetrating deceitful politics upon their other innocent birds. It's a metaphor on the toxic Indian-culture of back-pulling, owing to the jealousy towards our own fellow countrymen.

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There lived ten young birds in some forest of a distant land called 'India'. Their names were - Love, Hope, Truth, Joy, Competition, Ethics, Envy, Greed, Hatred and Malice.

They all originated from the same parents. Out of them all Love was the eldest followed by Envy. There was an air-castle called 'Power' located high in the sky, amidst the clouds. All the birds dreamt of flying high in the sky, to someday perch on the walls of that castle. All of them had wings, yet they had never learned to fly, despite many failed attempts.

Today all of them had gathered under a tree. They were watching a faint image of that castle from the ground.

Envy said "All of us should forget about flying to that castle and spend the rest of our days crawling in this forest, whether we like it or not."

Greed, Hatred, and Malice agreed to Envy's suggestion.

Hope objected to him by replying "Hey, there must be some way by which we can perch on that castle. We should keep on trying. Maybe one day we can succeed."

Love, Truth, and Joy chose to abide by Hope's proposition.

Competition & Ethics kept mum. They took no sides but their gestures made it obvious that they were inclined toward Hope.

All of them parted their ways. Envy, Hatred, Greed and Malice wasted their days aimlessly strolling around the forest. Though, Hope, alongwith Love, Truth, and Joy started thinking about all possible ways by which they can learn to fly. Many years of practice proved to be a boon upon them when they developed a strong experience out of their skill of flying.

Competition & Ethics being the closest pals, were observing both the groups all these years.

They all happened to meet under the same tree, when Joy asked Envy and his group : "Haven't you guys learned how to fly yet? Look at us. We already learned how to fly."

To which Hatred replied : "Really. I don't believe you. Why don't you people fly in front of us, instead of boasting...