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THE STONE IN THE ROAD
Once upon a time there was a king who often thought ," Nothing good can come to a hation whose people only complain and expect others to solve their problems ." One day , he had an idea .
Early one morning , the king disguised himself and went to a local village . He placed a large stone in the middle of the main street and hid gold coins under the stone .
Then he hid behind a huge maple tree and watched .
The first person down the street was a milkman with his cart . He crashed into the stone , spiling the milk everywhere ." What fool put this stone here ?" he shouted . He picked himself up and angrily went away .
After a while , a group of women came along , each balancing a pot of water on her head . One woman tripped over the stone and her water pot went crashing to the ground . She picked herself up and limped away in tears . Neither she nor her friends thought about moving the stone out of the road .
The king watched all day as many people complained about the stone , but he found nobody making an attempt to move it . The king was in despair ." Is there no one in this village who feels any responsibility to keep their neighbours from harm ?"
Just then , the king saw a young girl coming along . She was the daughter of a local farmer . She had been working al day and was very tired . But when she saw the stone , she said to herself ,＂ This stone is a danger to anyone who comes down the street after dark . I'll move it out of the way .”
The girl pushed the stone with all her might . After a great deal of effort , she finaly succeeded in moving it to the side of the street . Imagine her surprise when she saw the gold coins where the stone had been !
Just then , the king stepped out from behind the tree ." Oh sir ,＂ the girl said ," does this gold belong to you ? If not , we surely must find the owner , for he wil certainly miss it .”
The king said ," My dear , the gold is mine . I put it in the road and moved the stone over it . Now the gold is yours , because you are the only person who has learnt the lesson I wanted to teach my people .＂
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- 2022-06
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