Lazy countrymen got a lesson

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A king disappointed – his people lazy – to teach them a lesson he had a big stone put

in the middle of the road one night – next day merchants pass and go round it –an officer driving his car did the same – a young solider came cycling, did the same – all cursed the stone and blamed the government for not removing it – then the king had the stone removed – many people watched it – under it was an iron box, marked, “For the man who moves away the stone” – inside was a purse full of money – the people were ashamed – moral.

Lazy countrymen got a lesson

Once there was a wise king who was very much worried about his countrymen. The people in his country were so lazy and didn‟t participate in any work or development activities.

One evening the king thought of teaching the people a good lesson. He had a big stone put in the middle of the road one night. Next day merchants passed and went around it. An officer who came driving a car passed the stone without caring about it. A young soldier came cycling but he also did the same. None of the people tried to remove the big stone from the road, instead all of them cursed and blamed the government for not removing the stone.

Knowing that no one was going to remove the stone, the king with a few of his courtiers had the stone removed and many people watched the incident. Under the stone there was an iron box marked, “For the man who moves away the stone” The king opened the purse and it was full of money. The people watching it were ashamed of themselves for not removing the stone.

Moral: Do what you can, rather than blaming or complaining about others.