Here is the story of The Merchant and His Horse with the moral lesson, A Stitch in time saves nine. This story is for 1st year students of all Punjab Boards. It is an interesting and moral story. To read all 11th class stories, click on the link given at the end of this page.
The Merchant and His Horse | A Stich in Time Saves Nine
Once upon a time, a merchant sold a number of articles in a market and collected a heavy amount of money. It was evening. He saddled his horse and decided to return to his own village. On his way, he suddenly saw that a nail of the shoe of the horse had come off. As he was in a hurry, He did not take it seriously, he continued his journey as the sun was setting. He galloped the horse at full speed, he was still on his way and had hardly covered half the distance when he noticed that another nail of the shoe had come off. He paid no attention to it and kept on galloping the horse. He hoped to reach his goal as early as possible. He did not stop to look out for a blacksmith. He thought to set the nail right after reaching his goal. At Last, all the nails of the shoe came off and the horse started limping. His speed also became slow. The night also overcame him. Darkness prevailed on all sides. The merchant was getting late. He whipped his horse but it did not run fast. So, he got down from the horse and began to walk on foot taking the bridle of the horse in his hand. He was moving slowly and cursing himself when all of a sudden, some robbers appeared there. They snatched everything and he returned home with a sad and ashamed face. If he had cared to put a nail in the shoe of the horse, he would not have lost his horse and money.
Moral: A stitch in time saves nine.
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