| Category: | Aesop's Fables |
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| Notes: | Before the presentation, fill a jar with a neck that's just wide enough to fit your hand into, about half way to the top with hazel nuts, marbles, or even small stones. |
A boy put his hand into a pitcher full of filberts. He grasped as many as he could possibly hold, but when he tried to pull out his hand, he was prevented from doing so by the neck of the pitcher. Unwilling to lose his filberts, and yet unable to withdraw his hand, he burst into tears and bitterly lamented his disappointment. A bystander said to him, "Be satisfied with half the quantity, and you will readily draw out your hand."
The Moral of the story is: We should not attempt too much at once. (Demonstrate this by reaching your hand into the jar, grabbing a fist full of nuts, and reveal how you can't pull out your hand. Then let go of all but a few and free your hand.)