A long time ago, a goddess and a giant were studying under the same hermit. The hermit possessed a magic ball. He wanted to give it to one of his students. So, he put a challenge before them. The two were told to collect the morning dew. The first of them to present the hermit with a full glass of the dew would be the winner. The giant gathered as many leaves as he could and let the droplets of dew slide from the leaf into the glass. The goddess spread a handkerchief on the grass and left it there overnight. By morning, the handkerchief was damp, and it took just a moment to squeeze the dew out of the cloth and into the glass. She arrived to present her full cup of dew to her teacher before the giant did. As a reward for her cleverness, the hermit gave the ball to the goddess.
The Magical Ball
