English Story of the Day 29 July
The Lazy Farmer
The rain gods had
been smiling the whole night. The roads were muddy and the potholes were filled
to the brim. It was the day for the market and Raju the farmer was riding
his cart along the country road. He had to reach the market early so that he
can sell his hay. It was very difficult for the horses to drag the load through
the deep mud. On his journey suddenly the wheels of the horse cart sank into
the mire.The more the horses
pulled, the deeper the wheel sank. Raju climbed down from his seat and
stood beside his cart. He searched all around but could not find anyone around
to help him. Cursing his bad luck, he looked dejected and defeated. He didn’t
make the slightest effort to get down on the wheel and lift it up by himself.
Instead he started cursing his luck for what happened. Looking up at the sky,
he started shouting at God, “I am so unlucky! Why has this happened to me? Oh
God, come down to help me.”After a long wait,
God finally appeared before Raju. He asked Raju, “Do you think you can move the
chariot by simply looking at it and whining about it? Nobody will help you
unless you make some effort to help yourself. Did you try to get the wheel out
of the pothole by yourself? Get up and put your shoulder to wheel and you will
soon find the way out.”Raju was ashamed of
himself. He bent down and put his shoulder to the wheel and urged on the
horses. In no time the wheel was out of the mire. Raju learnt his lesson. He
thanked God and carried on his journey happily.
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