The Oak and the Reed Once upon a time, there lived a huge oak tree. The oak tree was proud that it was the biggest and strongest in the world. "Despite any hardships, I can survive till the end. There is nothing as powerful as me." One day, a severe windstorm began. Watching the other trees fall down one by one, the oak tree was triumphant. "I'll be fine." However, the oak tree collapsed when the windstorm was blowing. Flowing on the water, the oak tree thought, 'How did I end up like this?'