{"collection":"Classics","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/cla/aesop/aes062.htm","path":"cla/aesop/aes062.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/cla/aesop/aes062.htm","text":"A BOY was stung by a Nettle. He ran home and told his Mother, saying, \"Although it hurts me very much, I only touched it gently.\" \"That was just why it stung you,\" said his Mother. \"The next time you touch a Nettle, grasp it boldly, and it will be soft as silk to your hand, and not in the least hurt you.\"\nWhatever you do, do with all your might.","title":"The Boy and the Nettles","type":"page"}