110.Short Story: God Helps Those Who Help Themselves

A cartman going to the market with his heavily loaded cart……….. a heavy downpour……. the wheels of the cart stuck up in the mud……… began to weep for help ………..God Hercules appeared and advised him to apply his own shoulders ………..was successful ………..Moral.

Ans:- HERCULES AND THE CARTMAN

GOD HELPS THOSE WHO HELP THEMSELVES

Once a cartman was going to the market place. His cart was heavily loaded with bags of corn. It was evening time. It was growing dark The weather was also very bad.

On the way, it became pitch dark due to black clouds. Soon it began to drizzle. Now it began to rain in torrents. The path became very slippery. There were pools of mud and mud everywhere. The cart was now very heavy. He beat and goaded his pair of oxen to speed up but all in vain. They travelled at a snail’s speed.

Suddenly the wheels of the cart got stuck up into thick mud. He tried very hard but he failed badly. Now he sat under a tree and began to weep bitterly. God Hercules The god of Strength appeared there to help the old cartman. He asked the cartman, “Why are you weeping?” He explained that his cart was stuck in the mud. He requested for God’s Help.”

Hercules took him to the task. He advised the cartman to apply his own shoulders to the stuck up wheels. The cartman understood the meaning of Hercules. The god himself put his little finger to the cart. Soon the cart was free from the mud. It began to move in a normal manner. The god disappeared in no time. The Cartman now learnt a great lesson. He realized that self-help was the best help. He clearly saw that the application of his own strength had helped ‘relieve’ stuck up wheels. The god merely touched the cart.

Moral: Self-help is the best help.