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TRY, TRY AGAIN

(The king and the spider)

The golden principle of life is that the people who keep their hopes alive are able to show determination. They keep on trying even in difficult circumstances. A man without hope is like a blind person who is trying to find his way in darkness. Men who have hope can see the light and ultimately reach their destination. The story of the king and the spider shows such a conflict between hope and fear.

Robert Bruce was a brave king. He ruled Scotland for many years. During his rule, many battles were fought between Scotland and England. In every battle, he was defeated. Once he had to run away from the battle-field to save his life. He was chased by the English soldiers. Fortunately, he found a cave where he hid himself. He started to think about his bad luck. The more he thought about his misfortunes, the more he got worried. He had lost all hopes. By chance he saw a spider. It had fallen from its web.

The spider tried several times to reach the web, but each time it fell down. In spite of this, the spider did not lose heart. These repeated failures could not discourage it. It kept on trying. Finally, in its tenth attempt, the spider was able to reach its destination. This incident gave Robert Bruce a new hope and courage. He said to himself, "Look! How brave this tiny creature is, and how coward you are! Can't you be as firm as this tiny spider is?"

Soon he realized that he had got rig of despair. He became stronger and stronger. He came out of the cave and gathered his forces. He encouraged them. He asked them to put faith in their bravery. He decided to regain his lost honour and dignity. With a new zeal he attacked the English army. This time he crushed the enemy

and won the freedom for his countrymen.

Moral:
Try, try again