Hercules and the Waggoner
A Waggoner was once driving a heavy load along a
very muddy way. At last he came to a part of the road
where the wheels sank half-way into the mire, and the
more the horses pulled, the deeper sank the wheels. So the
Waggoner threw down his whip, and knelt down and
prayed to Hercules the Strong. ‘O Hercules, help me in
this my hour of distress,’ quoth he. But Hercules appeared
to him, and said:
‘Tut, man, don’t sprawl there. Get up and put your
shoulder to the wheel.’
The gods help them that help themselves.
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