This story told by my high school headmaster Mr.C.M. Rajendiran during my schooldays, way back 11 years in one annual day speech. Its just start as a Tom and Jerry story and ended up with a great message that inspired me a lot. I want to share this story here in my own way.
There was a small home and in that home there was a cat Tom and a little mouse Jerry. As all we know Tom and Jerry are cute and lovely enemies[:P]. Jerry got a new relationship in form his new small baby Jerry. Mother Jerry start to teach the different things to his baby Jerry. One day mother Jerry advised its baby Jerry that it should not to go beyond this line area, but like the human kids, in curiosity, the baby Jerry went beyond that line. Baby Jerry crosses that line and walks with joy by singing a song that taught by its mother Jerry. Suddenly our comedy terror Tom came in to the scene and start to chase the baby Jerry. Baby Jerry got a fear first time in its life and start to run fast. Tom keep on chasing and Baby Jerry lost the way to back to his area and it take diversion and keep on running and Tom keep on chasing. Suddenly there was a sound of Boxer Dog barking. Our Tom suddenly put a break and take reverse gear and run away and hide. Baby Jerry stopped its running and got down on a floor in tiredness. Suddenly couple of hand lifted the baby Jerry and hugged. Baby Jerry easily realized that this was its mother Jerry even it was in the faint. After become active in couple of minutes, baby Jerry told all the story to its mother and also baby Jerry praised the Dog a lot and keep on saying thanks to that Dog.The mother Jerry start to laugh. Baby Jerry surprised because of its mother laugh and asks "Why are u laughing Mom ???". Mother Jerry politely says "stop ur praising of Dog, because no Dog here,so no Dog barked. It was only me who barked as Dog to save u from Tom. Keep one thing in ur mind baby,knowing Mother tongue only not enough, we need to know some Dog tongue also to survive in this world" ( தாய் மொழி மட்டும் தெரிந்து இருந்தால் போதாது, சில நாய் மொழியும் தெரிஞ்சி இருக்கனும். அப்போ தான் இந்த உலகத்துல பிழைக்க முடியும் ).
The moral of this story is, nothing wrong in learn other language to survive in this world, but whatever language u learn its just like a dog language (as per the story above[:P]). Your mother language always stays there as ur mother. So never ever insult ur mother language because of the the illusionary affection on any other dog language[:P].
வாழ்க தமிழ் ( u can say "Praise Telugu or Hindi or Kanada or Malayaalam or English or whatever other language, but it should be ur mother tongue)
Thank u :)
