One day, the Sun and the Wind had a quarrel. Each said he was stronger than the other. At last they agreed to a contest.
Below them walked a man wearing a heavy coat. "Let us see which of us is stronger," said the Wind. "If you can make that man take off his coat, you are stronger than I."
The Sun agreed. Then the Wind began to blow. He blew gently at first. The man only pulled his coat closer around him. The Wind blew harder and harder. But the man only wrapped his coat more tightly.
At last the Wind gave up. "I cannot make him take off his coat," he said.
Then it was the Sun's turn. He shone warmly upon the man. Soon the man felt hot. He took off his coat.
"You are stronger than I," said the Wind. "Gentleness is stronger than force."