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Show NATION SAVED BY A SPIDER 6cotland Profited by the Lesson th Insect Taught to Its Monarch. Scotland has many legends that tie sheepherders and highland peasant never get tired repeating. A long tic ago King Bruce ruled over Seotiar.1 before that country became a part of England, and he learned a lesson fros a spider that enabled him to succeed when otherwise he would have tailed. King Bruce had lost many batr.es. He was discouraged. He had made his final effort against his enemies and failed to vanquish them. Deep ia despair he went to a lonely room in his castle. Reclining on the couch and thinking, he happened to notice a spider drop from the ceiling oa a single silken cord. He watched '.'re Bplder fascinatingly. It now began its ascent. It slipped. Time and tice again it tried to mount, but each tics It failed. The king watched intend, forgetful of all else. An hour passed. Finally the spider succeeded. It wis an Inspiration for King Bruce. War should he get discouraged, having tried only a few times and failed? Ke made one last grand rally against his enemies and routed them, and froa this Incident came the old saying. "It at first you don't succeed try again." |