Short story based on oppertunity comes once
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A young man wished to marry the farmer's beautiful daughter. He went to the
farmer to ask his permission. The farmer looked at him and said, "Son, go
stand out in that field. I'm going to release three bulls, one at a time. If
you can catch the tail of any one of the three bulls, you can marry my
daughter."
The young man stood in the field awaiting the first bull. The barn door opened
and out came the biggest, meanest looking bull he had ever seen.. He decided
that one of the next bulls had to be a better choice than this one, so he ran
over to the side and let the bull pass through.
The barn door opened again. Unbelievable. He had never seen anything so big
and fierce in his life. It stood pawing the ground, it eyed him. Whatever the
next bull was like, it had to be a better choice than this one he thought. He
ran to the fence and let the bull pass through.
The door opened a third time. A smile came across his face. This was the
weakest bull he had ever seen. This one was his bull, he said to himself. As
the bull came running by, he positioned himself just right and jumped at just
the exact moment. He threw his hands to grab..... But alas..... The bull had no
tail.
Moral: Life is full of opportunities. Always grab the first one.
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RAMAN was famous in Tenali for his wit and humour. But he wanted to become very rich and become a Minister in the court of King Krishnadevaraya. He heard that the King's Chief Rajguru Thathachariar was visiting a nearby town. Raman went and met him with a set of poems that he had written. The Chief Minister was very impressed and told Raman that he should one day adorn the court of the King. RAMAN RETURNED home feeling elated.
Weeks passed and there was no news from the Rajguru. Raman decided to go and visit the Rajguru. When the Rajguru saw him he was surprised that Raman had taken his words so seriously and chased him away. But Raman was not one to give up He was just waiting for an opportunity to prove his worth to the King.
THE next day Raman was present at the court where a famous magician was entertaining the King and his courtiers. At the end of the show the magician challenged anyone present in the court to come and defeat him. The King was ashamed as no one came forward including the Rajguru. Just then Raman stood up and declared that he could challenge the magician. The King promised Raman a bag of gold if he won the challenge.
Raman then proceeded to whisper something to the guard who went out and soon came back and handed over a bag to Raman. Raman told the magician, “I am now going to do a trick with my eyes closed. But you must do the same trick with your eyes open." The magician agreed without a second thought.
Raman at once took a handful of sand that was in the bag and put it over his closed eyes. The magician immediately accepted defeat since he knew he could not put sand inside his eyes. The King was very happy with Raman and gave him a bag of gold and appointed him as one of his ministers then and there. Thus Raman utilized the opportunity that came his way and made good use of it.