two lots of two brothers

Remember that old tale?
Maybe, just a fable,
One man went to help,
While his brother was unable.

'Yes,' was one's reply, who stayed,
His father said, 'please, come',
The other who said 'No',
Was more the father's son.

C.C.U.

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‘What do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first and said, “Son, go and work today in the vineyard.”   ‘ “I will not,” he answered, but later he changed his mind and went.   ‘Then the father went to the other son and said the same thing. He answered, “I will, sir,” but he did not go.   ‘Which of the two did what his father wanted?’ ‘The first,’ they answered. Jesus said to them, ‘Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you.  For John came to you to show you the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent and believe him.  Matt. 21:28‭-‬32 NIVUK

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A story of two brothers,
You might have heard it told,
It still seems very true,
Though it might be very old.

One brother brought his best,
And gave it to his dad.
His father said, 'Wow, son!,
This makes me very glad.'

The other brother sneered,
'Cos what he brought, it's true,
Their father didn't like,
Even if he'd gotten two.

It's sad that in this story,
The ending isn't good,
One brother killed the other,
Guess which one you think would.

'Oh, son, what have you done?!',
Their father was quite sad,
'I warned you that your anger could,
Make you do something bad.'

'And, now, I'm very sorry,'
And, his dad began to cry,
I have to send you far away,
So noone else will die.'

I think he learned his lesson,
That boy who killed his bro.
Father, help us all to learn,
In anger to be slow.

C.C.U.

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*I wrote this one, thinking about the story of Cain and Abel, in the book of Genesis, in the Bible.