A Boy once
thrust his hand into
a pitcher
nearly filled
with Filberts. He
grasped as
many as his
hand could possibly hold; but
when he tried to draw
out his closed fist, the
narrowness of the neck
prevented him from
doing so.
Unwilling to lose his nuts, yet
un-
able to get them
by drawing out his hand,
he burst into tears,
and bitterly lamented his
hard fortune. A
person standing by finally
gave him this wise
and reasonable advice:
"Be satisfied to
take half as many, my boy,
and you will get them
easily."
