One day a sage was walking down the road when he saw a worm hurrying by. The sage looked down at the worm in surprise. "Where are you going in such a rush?" the sage asked the little worm. The worm looked over its shoulder fearfully. "I hear the rattle of chariots and the thunder of pounding hooves. I'll be crushed to death if I don't hurry and GET out of the WAY. I don't want to exchange my happy LIFE for death." The sage said, "What happiness can you know as a worm? What do you know of the joys of taste and touch and SMELL and sight or the joy of knowledge or the pleasure of dreams?” “O Sage, I enjoy my life as a worm. I enjoy things you don't and you enjoy things I don't. Just because I don't like things you like, it doesn't mean I'm not happy or that my life is meaningless. My life means a lot to me!" The sage bowed humbly. The worm had turned out to be wiser!

Explanation:

• There are two articles in English GRAMMAR that are "the and a/an".

• "the" is considered as a definite article and "a/an" is considered as an indefinite article.

• Articles are used to define the specificity of a noun.

• Article "the" is used to refer to the specific nouns. It can be used for singular as well as plural nouns.

• "a/an" article is used for the unspecific nouns. It is used for singular nouns.