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HOME READING A C arrot, an Egg and the C offee Beans (a m o ra l sto ry) A y o u n g w o m a n w e n t to h e r m o th e r a n d to ld h e r a b o u t h e r life a n d h o w th in g s w e re so h a rd fo r her. S he d id n o t k n o w w h a t to do. S he w a s tire d o f fig h tin g . It s e e m e d th a t, as o n e p ro b le m w a s d o n e , a n e w o n e a p p e a re d . H er m o th e r to o k h e r to th e k itc h e n . S he fille d th re e p o ts w ith w a te r and p la c e d e a ch on a hig h fire . S o o n th e p o ts c a m e to a boil. T hen sh e to o k s o m e e g g s, c a rro ts a n d g ro u n d c o ffe e beans. In th e firs t, she p la c e d c a rro ts , in th e s e c o n d , sh e p la c e d e g g s and in th e last, sh e p la c e d g ro u n d c o ffe e b e ans. S he le t th e m boil w ith o u t s a yin g a w o rd . In a b o u t tw e n ty m in u te s , sh e tu rn e d o ff th e fire . S he to o k th e c a rro ts o u t and p la c e d th e m in a bow l. T hen sh e p u lle d th e e g g s o u t a n d p la c e d th e m in a bow l. A nd sh e p la c e d th e c o ffe e in a bow l to o . T u rn in g to h e r d a u g h te r, sh e a ske d , “Tell m e, w h a t d o yo u s e e ? ” “ C a rro ts , e g g s, and c o ffe e ,” th e y o u n g w o m a n re p lie d . The m o th e r b ro u g h t h e r c lo s e r and a s k e d h e r to to u c h th e c a rro ts . T he y o u n g w o m a n d id it and n o te d th a t th e y w e re s o ft. H er m o th e r th e n a s k e d h e r to ta k e an e g g and b re a k it. A fte r p u llin g o ff th e sh e ll, sh e lo o k e d a t th e h a rd -b o ile d e gg. Finally, she a s k e d h e r to ta s te th e c o ffe e . T he d a u g h te r s m ile d as sh e ta s te d its ric h a ro m a . T he d a u g h te r th e n a ske d , “W h a t d o e s it m ean, m o th e r? ” H er m o th e r e x p la in e d th a t e a ch o f th e s e o b je c ts had fa c e d th e s a m e th in g - b o ilin g w a te r - b u t e a ch re a c te d d iffe re n tly . T he ra w c a rro t w a s s tro n g and h a rd . H ow ever, a fte r b e in g in th e b o ilin g w a te r, it b e c a m e s o ft a n d w e a k. T he e g g had b e e n e a sily b ro k e n . Its th in sh e ll p ro te c te d its liq u id in sid e . But, a fte r s ittin g th ro u g h th e b o ilin g w a te r, its in s id e b e c a m e h a rd ! T he g ro u n d c o ffe e b e a n s w e re d iffe re n t, h o w e ve r. A fte r th e y w e re in th e b o ilin g w a te r, th e y had c h a n g e d th e w a te r. “W h ic h a re y o u ? ” th e m o th e r a ske d h e r d a u g h te r. “W hen p ro b le m s k n o c k on y o u r d o o r, h o w d o yo u a n s w e r? A re yo u a c a rro t, an e g g , o r a c o ffe e bean? T h in k o f th is .” T he m o th e r c o n tin u e d , “ T hink: W h ich am I? A m I th e c a rro t th a t s e e m s s tro n g but, w ith pain a n d d iffic u lt s itu a tio n , b e c o m e s o ft and lose s tre n g th ? A m I th e e g g th a t s ta rts w ith a s o ft in s id e b u t c h a n g e a fte r th e h e a t? W as I fir s t w e a k and th e n I had a s tro n g h e a rt? O r am I like th e c o ffe e b e a n ? T he bean a c tu a lly c h a n g e s th e h o t w a te r, th e v e ry s itu a tio n th a t b rin g s th e pain. If yo u a re like th e bean, w h e n th in g s a re w o rs t, yo u g e t b e tte r a n d c h a n g e th e s itu a tio n a ro u n d yo u . A re yo u a c a rro t, an e g g o r a c o f fe e b e a n ? ” |
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