Listen to the Narration:
Turtle was lying on a log in the water, enjoying the feel of the sun on her shell, when she saw Beaver swim by. Beaver climbed onto the creek bank and began gnawing on a sapling.
“Why do you always have to work so hard?” Turtle asked. “Wouldn’t you rather lay in the sun and relax with me?”
Beaver stopped gnawing at the sapling for a moment and looked at Turtle.
“I don’t have to work hard,” he said. “I get to work hard. Building things makes me strong. Besides, I’d have to work on my lodge even if I didn’t want to. I might as well enjoy it!”
For Parents: What Stoic Quote Does This Story Illustrate?
“A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials.”
Seneca
