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The Turtles
A turtle family decided to go on a picnic. The turtles, being
naturally slow about things, took seven years to prepare for their outing.
Finally the turtle family left home looking for a suitable place. During the
second year of their journey they found a place ideal for them at last! For
about six months they cleaned the area, unpacked the picnic basket, and
completed the arrangements.. Then they discovered they had
forgotten the salt. A picnic without salt would be a disaster, they all agreed.
After a lengthy discussion, the youngest turtle was chosen to retrieve the salt
from home. Although he was the fastest of the slow moving turtles, the little
turtle whined, cried, and wobbled in his shell. He agreed to go on one
condition: that no one would eat until he returned.. The family consented and
the little turtle left. Three years passed and the little turtle had not
returned. Five years...six years... then on the seventh year of his absence,
the
oldest turtle could no longer contain his hunger. He announced that
he was going to eat and begun to unwrap a sandwich. At that point the little
turtle suddenly popped out from behind a tree shouting, 'See! I knew you
wouldn't wait. Now I am not going to go get the salt.'
[Some of us waste our time waiting for people to live up to our
expectations. We are so concerned about what others are doing that we
do not do anything ourselves.]
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