This completing story is about The King Robert the Bruce and the Spider and also it is known as the story of Failure is the Pillar of Success. Even in many countries this story is popular as a “Try, try, try again” story. Robert Bruce (original name Robert VIII de Bruce) was the noblest king of Scotland. Once he was defeated by the English Army in a battle during the reign of Edward I of England and lost his kingdom. As he was a great warrior, he struggled hard to regain his kingdom many times. The perseverance he showed was able to make an example of failure is the key to success. OK, now let’s start the story.
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| Failure is the Pillar of Success Robert Bruce Story |
Story Title:
Robert the Bruce
and the Spider / Failure is the Pillar of Success /Try, Try, Try again
Once there lived a good king in Scotland. His name was Robert
Bruce. He loved his country and his subjects very dearly. His subjects also had
a deep love and respect for him. But the English King Edward-I was extremely
against the freedom of Scotland. As a result, a battle took place between
Robert the Bruce and the English Army. Unfortunately, he was defeated and drove away
from his kingdom.
He took shelter in a cave. To regain his kingdom, he fought
several times against his enemies. But, all his efforts were in vain. He lost
many of his trusted and brave soldiers.
A wave of bloodshed, execution of Scottish armies, and series
of failures made Robert Bruce too much disheartened and unhappy. He was about
to lose his hope.
One day, Bruce, the king of Scotland, was lying in the cave
and thinking of his misfortunes. Suddenly, he found that a spider spinning a
web and trying to reach the roof of the cave. The spider failed its first attempt
but did not give up. It tried again and again with new vigor after falling
once. At last, after seventh efforts, it found success.
The perseverance of the tiny spider inspired Robert Bruce to
shake off the darkness of his desperation. He started gathering the army with new
hope. He attacked the English garrison with his full forces and achieved the
victory.
Learning from a tiny creature, Robert Bruce was able to drive
out his enemies and restored the Scottish monarchy.
If the above story seems too hard, you can read the
below:
Story title:
Failure is
the Pillar of Success / Try, Try, Try again / Robert the Bruce and the Spider
Robert Bruce was a famous King of Scotland. He loved his
countrymen very much. The people of Scotland also liked him very much. Once the English
army evaded his country and occupied his kingdom. Bruce somehow managed to
escape and took shelter in a cave. But he did not lose his hope. He thought of
reviving his kingdom and fought for the independence of Scotland.
He made several attacks to revive his kingdom but failed to
win the battles. Being a failure
frequently, he became very sad, frustrated, and unhappy.
One noon, while taking rest Bruce suddenly saw a spider
trying to reach the ceiling of the cave. It failed several attempts. But he
surprisingly noticed that the spider had not given up hope. It started trying
more forcefully after failing once and at last, it was able to reach the
ceiling.
Robert Bruce was very impressed by seeing the relentless efforts
of the tiny creature. The event made him inspired with new hope. He gathered
armies and attached the enemies seriously. This time he defeated them
completely. In this way, a tiny spider encouraged him to revive his kingdom.
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| Statue of king Robert the Bruce of Scotland |
Moral of the story: Don’t be disheartened once you failed.
Failure is the key to success. Never stop after being failure once.
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To know about the historic background of Robert the Bruce you can visit the links below:
https://www.thoughtco.com/robert-the-bruce-biography-4174540
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Robert-the-Bruce
https://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/11/24/robert-the-bruce/