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The Farmer and Hercules lauragibbs

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The Farmer and Hercules

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This is a farmer.

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The farmer has a wagon.

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This is mud.

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The road is very muddy.

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The farmer's wagon gets stuck in the mud.

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The farmer is very frustrated.

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He sinks down into the mud...

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and begs the gods to help him:

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"Oh Hercules, I beg you: listen to my prayers!"

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"Please come help me...

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because my wagon is stuck in the mud!"

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From the sky...

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Hercules sees everything.

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He sees the wagon in the mud...

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and he sees the lazy farmer.

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The god speaks in a booming voice:

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"Get up and push!"

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"It's up to you to move the wagon!"

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"When you make an effort, then Hercules will help you."

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The moral of the story:

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God helps those that help themselves.