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Question
Read the clues given below and develop your story. Narrate your story to the class.
Robert Bruce - King - lying on the ground in a dejected mood - failed to defeat his enemies - was thinking of giving up the attempt - saw a spider falling down from the ceiling - the ceiling far away - wondered how it would get there - the spider fell back again - again it tried - again it fell - it made nine such attempts - no success - climbed up once more - at last succeeded in reaching the roof - Bruce imitated its example - he too tried once again - was successful.
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Solution
Robert Bruce and the spider:
Once King Robert Bruce was lying on the ground in a cave. He was in a very dejected mood. He had failed to defeat his enemies. He tried many times to defeat them but in vain. So he was thinking of giving up his attempt to win over his enemies. At that moment, he saw a spider falling down from the ceiling of the cave. The ceiling was far away.
He wondered how it would get there again. The spider climbed up and fell back again. Again It tried to climb up to the ceiling. But it fell again. It made nine such attempts. The spider did not get any success. He climbed up once again. At last, the spider succeeded in reaching the roof. Bruce imitated the spider and its example. He too tried once again. He was quite successful this time. He overcame his enemies easily.
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