A certain merchant was leading his caravan to another country to sell his goods. Along the way, they came to a hot desert. It was so hot that the merchant’s men started fainting. There was no water left. Some men started crying out of desperation. The merchant thought, ‘I must not give up. If I give up, my men will surely give up. I must be positive!’ Soon, he noticed a tuft of grass. He thought, ‘Grass cannot grow without water.’ He got excited and called his men to dig there. They dug and dug and hit a stone. But there was no water. The merchant replied, “We must not give up. Keep digging!” He put his ear on the stone, and heard the sound of water. Immediately, he struck the rock with a hammer. And lo! The rock split in two and water gushed out from under it. The merchant and his men were overjoyed. Their hard work had paid off.
The Water Spring
