Hercules and the Wagoner

A CARTER was driving a wagon along a country lane, when the wheels sank down deep into a rut The rustic driver, stupefied and aghast, stood looking at the wagon, and did nothing but utter loud cries to Hercules to come and help him Hercules, it is said, appeared and thus addressed him:

``Put your shoulders to the wheels, my man Goad on your bullocks, and never more pray to me for help, until you have done your best to help yourself, or depend upon it you will henceforth pray in vain.''

Self-help is the best help

Vocabulary Help

carter: carroceiro
country lane: estrada do campo
aghast: espantado, perplexo, desapontado
utter: emitir
loud: alto
cry: grito
shoulder: ombro
wheel: roda
goad: incentivar, estimular
bullock: boi
do your best: dar o melhor de si

Mais histórias como esta podem ser encontradas no livro Read in English: Uma Maneira Divertida de Aprender Inglês, publicado pela Editora Novatec,

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