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THE BOY AND THE NETTLES.
A boy was stung by a nettle. He ran home and told his mother, saying "Although it pains me so much, I did but touch it ever so gently." That is just it/* said his mother, "which caused it to sting you. The next time you touch a nettle, grasp it boldly, and it will be as soft as silk in your hand, and not in the least hurt you."
Whatever you do, do with all your might.
