There were two men, one was a working man and the other was a hungry man. The hungry man tried all he knew how to do he decided to ask for help from the working man. The working man was extremely busy when the hungry man asked for help. "I'm sorry. I don't have alot of time." the working man said. "Here take this fish. It should hold you over until tomorrow." Grateful for even one meal, the hungry man thanked the working man and went on his way.
The next day the hungry man went to the area where he saw the working man. One of the working man's friends told him that the working man had gone to the river to fish. So the hungry man went down to the docks. At the river, the hungry man asked the working man for help. "I don't want a handout." the hungry man said "I just need someone to teach me how." The working man smiled. "Well then, come with me."
And so, the working man took the hungry man fishing. The two spent the entire day fishing. The working man taught the hungry man how to use nets to catch fish. The working man shared that he could catch enough to eat and to sell in the market. The hungry man learned alot from the working man. At the end of the day, the two shook hands. The working man gave the hungry man a share of the fish he helped to catch. The working man also gave the hungry man a fishing rod. Once again, the hungry man was grateful and thanked the working man for all of his help
The next day, the hungry man took his new fishing rod to the river. The hungry man spent all day fishing and wasn't able to catch anything. Fustrated, the hungry man resolved to try again the following day. The following day, the hungry man tried and tried and tried, but at the end of the day he still couldn't catch any fish. Now, not only was the hungry man fustrated, but he was also upset. He just couldn't understand why he couldn't catch any fish.
The working man was surprised to see the hungry man after not seeing the hungry man for three days. "What's wrong?" the working man asked. "It's this rod. I must not be using it right. I try as hard as I can, but still I can't catch any fish." the hungry man replied. The working man scratched his head. He had taught the hungry man to fish. The hungry man should have been able to catch fish the working man though.
Then it hit the working man. He had taught the hungry man how to fish with a net and not a rod. The hungry man wouldn't have been able do catch anything with that rod as he didn't even know how to use it. So, the working man spent another day teaching the hungry man how to fish, but using a rod like the one he gave the hungry man. This time when the hungry man went away, the working man didn't see him again until the hungry man came back to buy a fishing net from him. You see. Once the hungry man knew how to use the tools he had, he was able to get ahead. Then the hungry man remembered how many fish he had caught with the working man when they used nets.
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