94. The Taste of Hard Work #Inspirational Moral Stories
Concetta was a hard-working elf. One day, she found a few
grains of wheat. So she asked her friends, "Who wants to plant the
wheat?" All her friends were playing. So they said, "Not me." Concetta
planted the grains of wheat all by herself. When the wheat was ripe, she called
out to her friends again. "I'm going to take the wheat to the mill. Who
will help me?" Concetta's lazy friends refused to help her. They continued
playing. Concetta went to the mill all by herself. She came home with some flour.
Then she baked bread with it. The smell of bread baking in the oven tempted all
the other elves. They came running to her. "The bread looks so delicious,
we shall eat it with you," they said. But Concetta said, "While I
worked for the bread, you were busy at play. Go away. I shall enjoy the bread
alone."
Moral of the Story:
Hard work and effort are essential to enjoy the fruits
of one's labor, and those who don't contribute should not expect to share in
the rewards.
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