In a small village lived Tinku, a cheerful little boy who loved gardening. Every year, the village held a Pumpkin Competition, and Tinku dreamed of winning it.
This year, he planted a tiny pumpkin seed in his backyard.
“I’ll grow the biggest pumpkin!” he said proudly.
But after a few days, Tinku got tired.
Watering every morning… removing weeds… checking the soil…
“It’s so much work!” he sighed.
One afternoon, Tinku saw his grandfather working in the fields. Even in the hot sun, Grandpa hummed happily while doing his work.
“Grandpa, don’t you get tired?” Tinku asked.Grandpa smiled, “Of course! But hard work always gives the sweetest results.”
Tinku thought about this.
The next day, he woke up early and decided to give his pumpkin plant all the care it needed.
He watered it gently… removed weeds… checked the leaves… talked to the plant like a friend.
Days became weeks… weeks became months…
And one morning, Tinku’s eyes went wide.
His pumpkin had grown huge—almost as big as him!
At the competition, everyone gasped.
“This is the biggest pumpkin we’ve ever seen!” the judges said.
Tinku won the first prize, but the biggest reward was the proud smile on his face.
He whispered to his pumpkin,
“We did it… all thanks to hard work!”
Moral: Hard work always brings success—slowly, but surely.