Short Motivational Story and Vocabulary

Laziness Won’t Get You Anywhere

In ancient times, a king had his men place a boulder on a roadway. He then hid in the bushes, and watched to see if anyone would move the boulder out of the way. Some of the king’s wealthiest merchants and courtiers passed by and simply walked around it.

Many people blamed the King for not keeping the roads clear, but none of them did anything about getting the stone removed.

One day, a peasant came along carrying vegetables. Upon approaching the boulder, the peasant laid down his burden and tried to push the stone out of the way. After much pushing and straining, he finally managed.

After the peasant went back to pick up his vegetables, he noticed a purse lying in the road where the boulder had been. The purse contained many gold coins and note from the King explain that the gold was for the person who removed the boulder from the road.”

New Words and Meaning

Words	Meaning	Hindlish
Anncient times	Time that existed a very long time ago	Boht wakht pehle
Peasant	Agricultural labour	Kisaan
Merchants	Trader	Tajir
Courtier	Adviser to the king	Darbari
Blame	Accuse of	Ilzam lagana
Strain	Push forcibly	Zor lga kar khenchna
Boulder	Large rock	Bhari pathar

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