An old man was very fond of nuts.

One day his wife was going to make a cake of nuts. The old wanted to put a lot of nuts in that. He put his hand deep into the nut jar grabbed as many nuts as he could. When he tried to pull his arm out of the jar it was struck. He did not know what to do.

He called his wife and cried that the jar was not evening this hand.

His wife tried t pull the jar with all over force but could not do it.

As he was crying so much, his wife called their neighbor. The neighbor looked at the problem of the old man said, `` I can help you but you will have to do exactly what I will suggest.’’

``I will do anything to free my self from the jar,’’ said the old man.

``Push your arm further in the jar.’’

What solution the neighbor would have suggested?

The old man was surprised but he did what the neighbor suggested.

``Now open your hand and drop the nuts the jar’’.

The old man did not like it but he had promised her that he would do as he was told.

``Now make your friend hand very small and pull it slowly out of the jar’’.

The hand came out of the jar without any problem.

``My hand is free but I have no nuts’’ Said the old man.

The neighbor smiled and tipped the jar and gave some nuts to the old man.

Tips

• It gives a great happiness when we can be useful for others.

• Have you ever given something that you like for yourself to others?

• Did you expect a return present?

• Read and tell stories about those who have given their lives for the sake of others.