This fable warns against making foolish friendships.

Selfishness leads one to his own destruction. Hence, we should never lie, care for our loved ones by sharing things, and be honest with people.

A dream said King’s Son would be killed by a Lion. King built a fortress with a painted Lion for the Son. A thorn near the painting stuck the Son who died.

Life will always have problems and pressures, like the boiling water in the story. It's how you respond and react to these problems that counts the most.

You should never try to be like someone you are not, you should be happy with what you are and can do.

If you don’t give your 100 percent in a relationship, you’ll always keep doubting if the other person has given his or her 100%.

The moral of the story is, do not trust people on their face value.

Our struggles in life help to develop our strengths. Without struggles, we never grow and get stronger, so it's important for us to tackle challenges on our own, and not rely on help from others all the time.

The moral of the story is, fortune favours those who work hard.

A Thief hired a room with the idea of stealing something to pay for it. Nothing found. So, instead of stealing, the thief scared the Innkeeper.