1. The Farmer and Hercules lauragibbs

2. The Farmer and Hercules

3. This is a farmer.

4. The farmer has a wagon.

5. This is mud.

6. The road is very muddy.

7. The farmer's wagon gets stuck in the mud.

8. The farmer is very frustrated.

9. He sinks down into the mud...

10. and begs the gods to help him:

11. "Oh Hercules, I beg you: listen to my prayers!"

12. "Please come help me...

13. because my wagon is stuck in the mud!"

14. From the sky...

15. Hercules sees everything.

16. He sees the wagon in the mud...

17. and he sees the lazy farmer.

18. The god speaks in a booming voice:

19. "Get up and push!"

20. "It's up to you to move the wagon!"

21. "When you make an effort, then Hercules will help you."

22. The moral of the story:

23. God helps those that help themselves.