The Boy Who Slacked Off

In this story about the Boy Who Slacked Off, you’ll meet a boy who loved reading, stopped trying, and learned an important lesson the hard way

There was a boy who loved to read. He read storybooks, schoolbooks, and even the labels on juice bottles!

His parents always told him, “Reading makes you smart. And smart kids grow up to do amazing things.”

The boy believed them. So, he read every day. And guess what? It worked! In the lower grades, he was always among the top students. He felt proud, and his teachers clapped for him.

But then, when he reached the upper classes, the boy thought, “I’m already smart enough, I don’t need to try so hard anymore.”

So, he stopped reading as much, and he spent his time in class daydreaming.

When the teacher was explaining math, he doodled in his notebook. When the teacher told a story, he was busy thinking about his favourite TV show.

At first, it didn’t seem like a big deal. But then he started to slip, and when exam day came, all he could do was just stare at the questions.

His mind was blank. He realized he wasn’t ready at all. His books were closed when they should have been open for reading. His ears had been closed too, when they should have been listening.

When the results came back, he couldn’t believe it. He wasn’t at the top anymore. In fact… he was at the very bottom of the class.

The boy who once loved reading had slacked off, and now he understood: climbing up is slow and steady, but falling can be fast.

From that day, he promised himself to read, listen, and learn a little every single day, because now he knew that success isn’t magic. It’s about consistency.

Moral: Keep working hard, even when things feel easy. Small efforts, done every day, lead to big success.

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