Horse Race Challenge

Once an Arab who used to sell horses came to Vijayanagar from Persia with a ship of horses.

Many people in the King's court used to buy horses from Arabia.

One day, Raman said that the horses of Vijayanagar were better than horses from Arabia.

Listening to this, ministers in court, who bought horses from Arabs, challenged Raman to prove his point in a horse race.

Raman agreed. The day of the race was decided.

Courtiers started putting lots of effort into training their horses.

On the day of the race, courtiers bought their horses. Their horses were strong and sturdy. They employed the best-trained jockeys to ride horses in races.

As Raman bought his horse which looked thin. He looked as if he had not eaten for many days. On the race field, Raman announced that he would ride his horse.

All the horses were lined up with their jockeys.

When Raman sat on his horse, he was holding a long stick, with a bundle of grass tied on one end of the stick.

As soon as the race started, Raman held the stick from the other end and hung the grass side in front of the horse. The horse wanted to eat that grass, so he ran fast.

But no matter how fast he ran, grass remained out of his reach. Raman's horse started running at higher and higher speed until it crossed the finish line and came first in the race.

After winning the race, Raman hugged his horse and fed him green grass to his fill.

When Raman went to receive the award, King asked him his secret of success. Raman smiled and said, "Maharaj, One must be hungry for success, only then one will be successful."

Flash:- The story teaches us that in the pursuit of success, one must have a strong drive and hunger to overcome challenges and achieve their goals. The moral of the story is that hunger for success, determination, and clever thinking can lead to victory. The determination often plays a crucial role in achieving success.

Moral:- If we want to be successful in life then we should be focused on our goal and work hard to achieve that goal.

"Stay hungry and Feast on success"