hello everyone welcome to wordy tales in today's story we'll discover why hard work and persistence are the keys to achieving our dreams as we listen we'll also pick up some new words and learn how to use them in sentences it's a great way to practice English while enjoying a good story so make sure to stay with us till the [Music] end in a busy town it was a typical morning with villages going about about their usual activities some were trading Goods others heading to the fields and a few prepared to open their small shops among
them there sat a young man under a tree seemingly lost in his own world this was Theo a boy known for his laziness and poverty he had everything one would expect from a healthy strong young man tall and fit but something within him had stolen his Drive Theo refused to work yet dreamed constantly of one day becoming rich he never put in the effort but hoped Fortune would fall into his lap even his meals came from the kindness of the villagers who often pied him one morning a wealthy Merchant from the village began Distributing fresh
milk to the needy villagers handing out a pot of milk as a gesture of gratitude for the bountiful year Theo hearing the news did not miss the opportunity and quickly joined the queue soon he had a pot of fresh milk in hand which looked delicious Overjoyed he hurried home to prepare it after setting up the stove and using the firewood already available at home he boiled the milk thanks to his father who had left for work earlier everything was ready in their small kitchen including two pieces of bread on the table after a while the
sound of bubbling water indicated the milk was ready Theo poured some milk enjoyed it with the bread for breakfast and set aside the rest next to his bed but after finishing his Meal instead of helping his father in the fields he decided to lie down in his room he began daydreaming if he became Rich somehow all his problems would vanish his thoughts turned to the pot of milk beside him he imagined the milk would Harden by the next morning and turn into cheese then I'll sell it at the market and make money he thought with
that money I'll buy a hen the hen will lay eggs and those eggs will hatch into chicks I will raise those chicks until they grow up eventually these chickens will lay hundreds of eggs and soon I'll own a poultry farm Theo's imagination flowed like a river then I'll sell all the chck chickens and buy a few cows I'll open a dairy farm and everyone in town will buy milk from me I'll become very rich and soon I'll buy jewelry even the king will buy all the jewelry from me I'll become even wealthier and then I'll
marry a beautiful girl from a rich family soon after we'll have a handsome son and if he turns out to be lazy I will teach him a lesson and hit him with a stick how could he be lazy when his father is someone who became rich starting from just a pot of milk Theo's fantasy went too far while daydreaming about punishing a lazy person he grabbed a stick and swung it as if hitting someone accidentally he hit the pot of milk beside him spilling it only then did he snap out of his Daydream he stood
still for a moment processing his disappointment he cleaned up the spilled milk and resumed his daydreaming the next morning morning he decided to take a walk in the village hoping that someone kind-hearted would be giving out charity again nothing had changed his life remained poor and miserable friends often we have unrealistic hopes of achieving great things in life yet we do nothing and just sit idle a truly shameful reality what if from now on we planted a rule in our minds our actions must match our aspirations if we want to succeed the key is hard
work if we want to be accomplished the key is discipline if we want God's help the key is prayer so even if we are lazy we can still succeed by changing our habits let's learn some new words from the story aspirations strong hopes or Ambitions to achieve something example she has big aspirations to become a doctor distribute to give something to people example the teacher distributed the homework to all the students Bountiful large in amount example the garden had a Bountiful Harvest this year imaginations the ability to form ideas or pictures in your mind example
children often have very active imaginations poverty the state of being extremely poor example many people live in poverty despite working hard miserable very unhappy or uncomfortable example he felt miserable after losing his favorite toy accidentally without intending to by mistake example she accidentally dropped the glass on the floor fantasy an idea or dream that is not real example he had a fantasy of flying like a superhero persistent continuing to do something despite challenges example she was persistent in solving the puzzle until she got it right generosity the quality of being kind and giving example her
generosity was evident when she donated food to the shelter today we learned new words and sentences through this story remember learning English can be fun when you practice regularly so keep listening learning and growing make sure to like comment and share how this story helped you improve your English thank you for watching and I'll see you in the next story where we'll continue learning together
