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Inspiring story: The obstacle in our path
Panchatandra |
Akbar Birbal|
Tenali Raman |
Indian fairy tales |
Aesop stories |
Vikram Betal |
Jataka tales In ancient times, a king had a boulder placed on a roadway. Then he hid himself and watched to see if anyone would remove the huge rock. Some of the king's wealthiest merchants and courtiers came by and simply walked around it. Many loudly blamed the king for not keeping the
roads clear, but none did anything about getting the big stone out of the way.
Then a peasant came along carrying a load of vegetables. On approaching the
boulder, the peasant laid down his burden and tried to move the stone to the
side of the road. After much pushing and straining, he finally succeeded. As the
peasant picked up his load of vegetables, he noticed a purse lying in the road
where the boulder had been. The purse contained many gold coins and a note from
the king indicating that the gold was for the person who removed the boulder
from the roadway. The peasant learned what many others never understand. ( Source: Internet )
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