King Bruce and the Spider
Robert Bruce was the king of Scotland. But his country was not free. It was ruled by the English. He had made several attempts to free Scotland from the foreign yoke, but had failed in his mission.eu
onin One day Robert Bruce was sitting in a cave. He was as sad as a human being could be. He had lost all hope of getting back freedom for his country.
As he was lost in gloomy thoughts, the King caught sight of a spider. desupen The small creature was trying to reach its cobweb. It went higher and bujal higher every time, but failed to reach the goal.
The King counted nine attempts. Now he thought that the foolish spider would try no more. But he proved to be wrong. The spider made a fresh effort and was successful.
This little incident gave the King much hope and courage. He collected his army and fought again. Now he won and set his country free.
Moral: Try, try, try again.
