A SPIDER, AN ANT AND A SWALLOW

One father was walking along the field with his ten-year old son. The father asked his son, “You see there the spider crawling? What is it doing?”

“It is weaving its web.”

“And you see the ant there? What is it doing?”

“It is running with a crumb in its mouth.”

“Look up, what do you see there?”

“I see a swallow. It flies, holding some grass-blade in its nib.”

After that father said, “You see, even those little creatures can be a good example for you. A spider sets its web, catches flies and mosquitos with it, and so it earns its food. The ant runs long miles to find some food for itself and its kids. When it finds some little crumb, it doesn’t eat it, but takes it home. A swallow gathers branches and grass-blades to build the nest for its squeakers.

There is no living thing in this world that does not work, for nothing was created by God to stay idle. That’s why everyone shall get used to work.”