The story “ Seven spools of thread ” talks about an old man who has seven sons. The seven sons were always arguing. Their father could not stop them. After the old man passed away, the chief told them he left an inheritance. They will need to divide it equally. But first, the seven sons need to make gold out of seven spools of thread before the moon rises or else they will become beggars. They stopped arguing and made special colorful clothes. They sold them and earned the gold from the king’s treasurer. They then planned to teach the poor people how to make gold out of spools of thread.
It’s better to collaborate with other people on something rather than working alone. Teamwork involves sharing ideas, communicating, and reducing stress. You could work faster and get your job done. In the story, The seven brothers stopped arguing, suggested ideas, and earned a fortune in gold by making cloth out of thread. They did not say even one unkind word to each other. And they finished the job on time. A group of cooperating people can succeed in a situation where an individual person cannot. So, People should collaborate.
Sharing your knowledge, skills, and life experiences, you could help other people survive, make money, and spread kindness. Sharing isn’t just you having a piece of my cookie, I have a piece… It is about teaching others and being an ethical global citizen. In the story, The youngest son said that they should teach the poor villagers how to make gold out of threads. That could help the poor villagers make more money to have a happy life. Everyone should share and spread good luck to people to make a better world. So, we should share.
Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetimeWhen you want to help someone, you should not just give them money or food, you should teach them to get those things by themselves for a long term benefit. In the story, the old man passed away and left an inheritance. He wanted to teach the boys to make money to survive, instead of giving the money to them. It’s important to be prepared for the future to be a successful person instead of thinking about the present day. So, Have a long term benefit.
This story tells us three things: It’s better to collaborate with other people on something rather than working alone, Sharing your knowledge, skills, and life experiences, you could help other people survive, make money, and spread kindness, and Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime. The seven boys did what they were told and will survive in the future (and become successful men).
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