Hello Everyone, @kingst here with the announcement for the STACH Short Story Contest #21.
What is a Short Story.
A short story is a story with a fully developed theme but significantly shorter and less elaborate than a novel. It makes use of plot, resonance, and other dynamic components to a far greater degree than is typical of an anecdote. You can read it in less than 90 seconds.
Contest Rules:
•Write a Short Story based on the topic that will be given every week.
•Write an Original Short Story (Plagiarism will be flagged and reported).
•The Story must contain no more than 199 words.
•One entry per user.
•Story should be pasted in the comment section below, no links.
•Contestants are permitted to post their stories in an article on their blog, so they also get upvotes from the @stach trail.
Winners Selection.
Winners will be selected based on the topic, story plot, number of words and delivery as determined by the selected Judge. One word above 199, disqualifies the entry.
Contest Topic.
Write a 199 words story based on A STITCH IN TIME SAVES NINE.
PRIZE.
FIVE winners will be selected for a share of the 15SBD. The story with the most interaction gets a 1SBD prize from @ejemai.
First Prize: ----------------------4SBD
Second Prize: ------------------3.5SBD
Third Prize: ---------------------3SBD
Fourth Prize: -------------------2.5SBD
Fifth Prize: ----------------------2SBD
Good luck guys!
Sharpen your writing skills and throw in some inspiring short stories. XO!
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In 1916, when the world was at war, there was a soldier who was drafted to the front lines in Stockholm. His name was Melvin. When he got there he found that casualties were very high and the commanding officer was using a wrong tactics resulting in the death of his troops. Determined not to die he chose to approach the commanding officer about a more practical approach. He suggested that they utilize the strategy of guile and stealth rather than a frontal approach as their foes were more numerous than they were.
The commanding officer heeded the idea and they designed an elaborate plan to outwit their enemy. Their plan worked and they were able to reclaim the frontiers of Stockholm. Following this strategy saved the British many soldiers and Melvin went down into history as the man that helped win the war. But what no one really saw was the humility of the commanding officer who knew that accepting to implement a new plan from a low ranking officer was the stitch in time that saved nine. Melvin may have had his name etched in history but he made the humble decision to save lives.
Frequent robbery incidents at Eke market square makes the environment unconducive for habitation and transaction of business. The residents of the locality pass sleepless nights to safeguard their property and business premises. One owner of a supermarket had his premises broken into and the contents of the supermarkets vandalized. Another seller of motor parts had a similar ugly experience. The activity of night marauders became the talk of the whole community. Tears of those who lost their property each day create a gloomy picture of this sub-urban city. Owners of lock up stores are beginning to lose patronage due to the ugly incidents.
One landlord whose magnificent bungalow adjoined the market decided to take precautionary steps to avert the attack of thieves and vandals. He would always drum into the ears of members of the family, "Nobody should go to bed without cross-checking the gates and entrance doors; examine all the bolts and padlocks. "A Stitch in Time Saves Nine". The instruction of the landlord became a slogan in the household. Children often convert it into mock song and caricature. But the truth is that the man's vision served its purpose.
Joseph was the son of the chief of the Yanomami tribe. The tribe was one of the few remaining in the Amazon, between the borders of Brazil and Venezuela. For the tribe there were no borders, all the territory of the Amazon was their home, they were nomads, and they changed places when the climatic conditions were adverse and the hunting of animals was scarce.
Joseph learned everything he knew, from his father the head of the tribe. His father always advised him to listen to the Chaman*, of the tribe and its warriors more experienced in the important decisions of the tribe.
Joseph knew from his father that there were rival tribes, that they wanted to attack them to steal their wives, and their crops. His father was sick and old, and in a sacred ceremony he passed on to his son the head of the tribe.
Joseph being the new chief assembled his advisors, and alerted the tribe to be prepared for a possible attack by the enemy tribe. Their preparations in time prevented them from being attacked by surprise. Joseph won the battle and proved to be a great leader and warrior.
Wisdom and courage a powerful mix, specially when we add prudence. Good Luck!
Thank you, I´m glad you liked it.
Andy, Jim and Mathew had not studied for Monday's exam and they decided not to apply for the evaluation. To get the opportunity to be allowed to take the test on another day, they devised a plan. They dirtied their hands, face and clothes with oil, grease and dirt. They would go to the teacher's office after the exam. "One stitch in time now nine" - they thought.
-- Professor, we apologize for not attending today's exam. Last night we were returning from a friend's wedding in another city and the car broke down. That's why we return as dirty as you can see.
The good teacher demonstrating their understanding, allowed them to apply the exam two days later. After that time, they were ready for the test.
The teacher placed them in separate classrooms and applied the test with these four questions:
Who was married?
What time did the car break down?
Where exactly was it decomposed?
What is the brand of the car?
NOTICE: If all the answers are the same, everyone will have the maximum score.
They had not anticipated that the teacher did not stitch without thimble.
LOVE it! Now that's a story ;) Nicely done, @yaleal
The replacement dancer
Since I was little I always liked to participate in cultural activities and, especially, dance. Although I didn’t have a great talent, I always participated in the dances that were prepared in the school. The dance teacher supported me but she didn’t give me roles as principal dancer.
For the school’s anniversary week, a representative dance of Venezuelan folklore was being prepared. There were two girls who did a part of the duel of dances, and they would be the main dancers. Although I knew that this role wasn’t going to have me, every time the girls practiced their steps alone, I saw them, and memorized each of their routines.
Every day I practiced those routines at home because I didn’t want to be seen doing it at school. The day of the act, one of the girls couldn’t attend because she felt bad. The dance teacher was very worried and I approached her and said: "I know Maria's routine, I memorized her while she practiced, I can replace her". The teacher let me do it. Everything went perfect, thanks to that I am always ready for when my opportunity comes.
James was determined to get better grades this semester. His previous years result were poor thus, he was almost down with depression but after considering his background and the need to provide for his siblings being the eldest,he was spurred by the desire to make things better for them.
He and his siblings were orphans having lost their parents few years back.
Prior to this semester, he usually reads when exams were knocking on the door basically because he had to work part time to support himself;buying of school materials,feeding and other expenses. This led to rush to cover so much ground in so short a time.
He successfully balanced things up, reading at least 5 hours in the morning before school,after which he goes to work. This method proved quite effective against the one of previous years in which he planned to take time away from work and face his studies when the exams are close.The exams came this time he was able to walk out of each paper with a happy countenance.The results came;He did exceptionally well with his result enabling him to get a scholarship,a big bonus to him indeed.
Nice, short and beautiful story
Thanks for dropping by. I highly appreciate it
This is lovely... 😍
thanks boss
Very nice and inspiring story
I appreciate, thanks sir
The fact that james had a problem and he found a very workable solution and stuck with it is very much inspiring. So much to pick from such a short, concise and beautifully written story.
Hard work pays... He was rewarded for his efforts despite the challenges he faced. Nice👍
See why we need to balance things up?😏
Its what works
What a creative mind you have
Greetel struggled to know how to get the compass that appeared in his dream, if this changed he had lost the compass, along with the powers that he seemed to have. There was only one day, from the opening of his eyes until midnight or the exchange dream putting another challenge.
The dream showed a crimson compass and Greetel knew exactly where to find it, there was only one small problem, the wolf that used to be in that dark place would not let it reach its target.
I get to where I knew I would find her and saw a red flash in the distance, I walk up to her, just then the wolf howled, showing himself to Greetel and displaying his fangs and claws, the moon was at its highest point, few minutes serious midnight.
With spells and black magic would hypnotize the beast and so it was, I invoke a spell in his mind since being a dream the power of his mind dominated the world, howling louder and louder the wolf was reduced while Greetel managed to take in his hands the little compass and manipulate it to obtain everything that he craved.
A STITCH IN TIME SAVES NINE
Ada was the only child of her parents. They loved her and practically gave her all she wanted. She does whatever she wanted, whenever and however. Her mom always warned her but the dad said it was okay.
One day she asked her parents if it was okay for her to go to a party with her friends, her parents agreed but then her Mom asked the time for the party and she said 7pm. She was not happy about it. Her dad immediately asked the mom to stop talking and allow the child to live her life.
It was past 7 and Ada was ready for the party. She wore a very short dress and exposed parts of her body. As she was about leaving her mom called her and told her to be careful but Ada saw it as her mom not being happy for her.
She got to the party, enjoyed herself, drank a lot and was completely wasted. Her friends left her and she had to walk home alone. On her way she got robbed and raped and at that point she remembered all her mom's warning...
The words of the grandmother
"A stitch in time saves nine." That's what my grandmother used to say, and I believed her. The old woman had to have some reason, she had lived 101 years. Those were the only words I had kept in my memory and I walked through life with the intention of applying them.
That's why I had to kill Ramiro. Too unstable. That man was bad for business. But my grandmother had made a mistake, I saved more than nine. Since then everything was easy, liquid money, sound and singer, the rest was like sewing.
However, sometimes things can change, how I would like to tell you, old lady. Sometimes we believe too much in our steps and when we think that everything is fine. BOOM everything is over.
Last night a son of Ramiro went into the house, killed my wife and my children. Now I'm looking for him before he finds me. I'm sorry, grandmother... we do not always know how to give stitches.
A stitch in time saves nine
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"You will never know what we do on daily basis, until you catch a glimpse of the outcome of our inaction", Dr. Fred said why washing his hand.
He had just come from a surgery. A lady was diagnosed with hernia, it was in the final stages. She thought she could handle it. When it became obvious that she couldn't, she decided to take herself to the hospital. There, she waited for hours to be attended to. When it finally got to her turn, she was asked to go home just because she couldn't afford to pay the consultation fee, not to talk of footing her medical bills.
After much persistence, the doctor finally decided to see her. After thorough examination, he was alarmed at how bad her condition had become. He quickly prescribed some drugs for her and scheduled her for surgery", he paused for a moment.
"You see", he continued
"I just operated on her, the issue was really serious, if she had waited any longer, we wouldn't have been able to salvage the situation. If she hadn't persisted, if that doctor hadn't attended to her, she'd have been dead. Although there were a few irreparable damages".
Reason why you should go for regular check up, the earlier the better
Your character was sensitive enough to visit the hospital, thank God she didn't go to tradomedical centres
Nice story. I love it
Lovely write-up, does this story relate to the topic
This story aptly describes the topic
Your story is cool bro
Hmm this is the first story I've seen that really got to me
Making sense, I like the story line
Making sense, I like the story line
God saved her
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A Stitch in Time Saves Nine
By Stephen Martin
This is how Raphael Stitch discovered that he was a time traveler.
Raphael grew up in an orphanage with six other children and three nuns. The night Raphael was adopted the orphanage burned down and killed his childhood companions and the nuns who took care of them.
Raphael never quite got over the tragedy and years later he took up transcendental meditation.
One day, while meditating in his study, he began looking at an old photograph taken with his fellow orphans. Suddenly, he found himself transported back to his youth. He was holding his best friend Penny’s hand and he realized that he was really in the time the picture had been taken in.
The scene began to fade, but before it did he squeezed Penny’s hand and yelled, “Beware of the fire on November 7th. You will know I am speaking the truth because on that very day I will be adopted.” The scene faded and Raphael was back in his study.
Just then an adult version of Penny entered his study. “Are you OK?” she asked. “I heard shouting.”
He knew then that he was a time traveler.
i love your story
Thank you so much for this comment. You just made my day. If feels nice to have someone read something that you write
The semester just begun and there were lot of students in the school environment, most of them were freshmen who have waited for so long to finally be addressed by registration number rather than their names.
Some were happy they would be able to put on mufty to school rather than school uniforms. Some were happy they could finally stay past their curfew with close to legitimate excuse. Some were happy they'll be able to stay away from their parents for a long time.
Very few were aware of the actual struggle they'll pass through in order to ace their examinations in the tertiary institution. In realization of this, and to remind me hose that need reminders, the Vice Chancellor had to organize a customary freshers orientation in order to remind the freshmen that their journey of a thousand miles had just begun and it was left for them to decide how their first step would be. He said in his words: >I understand that you all have joy in your heart as you have begun the last phase of a journey you started long ago. Nevertheless, read your books and study hard for:
a stitch in time saves nine
A play of destiny.
An adventurer who every week was going in search of a new culture to know, a new place to visit but there was always a long way to go to get to the unknown. He planned and created plans for his trip, gathering what he thought necessary for any event that happened along the way.
He traveled very early Monday, the evening was pronounced and he wanted to take a break to rest, the warm sun dehydrated him, and he delayed with respect to the time he calculated. His water left no traces and only a mouthful of food remained. He did not equip his boots for the weight and now he needed them to dig into the forest at night. I do not take extra food or tents in case it was your turn to camp. He was in a situation and could not move forward or could be in danger.
I spend the night reclining in a tree, going cold, hungry and without water. And if that were not enough, his mind blamed him for not having taken a little more than necessary. He had to be cautious and act on time but sensibly.
Looking frustrated and tired, I was returning from work. Lost in my thought i had just slumbed at the back seat of a taxi.
Then all over a sudden, my whole existence was awaken when i heard this beautiful voice said hello. Looking at her i could have sworn i was looking at an angel if she was dressed all white. We introduced ourself and then she asked why i was looking frustrated when she came into the car, before i could give her an answer, she said if i was heartbroken she could heal my broken heart as she rubbed her hands seductively on my chest. Just then, i noticed the wedding ring on her finger.
But Ofcourse! I said yes. How can i not want to be comforted by these beauty. Everything went so fast that we agreed to hook up that weekend. I took her card promising to call.
Weekend came and i was lost in dilema. Should i call her or not. Was she married? I have done many raunching things when it comes to women, but never with a married women.
With pain, i deleted her number. As a "stitch in time saves nine".
Aaron was a boy who liked to live on emotions. It does not mediate the expenses and lived the moment. You should not worry about your health until you have become ill because you have been prevented and you have not died to live a healthy life. Friendships get away from him because of his irresponsibility. Everything was like living a nightmare without being able to wake up for him. The lesson was passed around the corner and mercilessly his life was falling apart and sin was doing nothing about it.
One day life gave him a second chance to change and that made the difference could be worse if he did not change his attitude. He learned that one stitch a time will save a nine and that he must change before it is too late and he can not go back.
He dedicated himself to get the best out of him and understand the meaning of things and life. The importance of making good decisions was his main goal in a part that became his life. The change is known that it is not easy but with effort and dedication you can achieve good things.
THE CAT WITH NINE LIVES
In the land of ayeteju, lives a brave hunter named kutu. Kutu is respected in his village for his integrity and act of loyalty to both young and old. With his long years of hunting in the forest, he was given the name sharp shooter because know animal of what ever kind can withstand the bullet of kutu.
Every wild animals in the forest usually run at their heel on the smell of kutu presences in the forest. Aside the fact that he is a sharp shooter, he knows a good spot to hit every animal at the go to make his prey weak and inability to move. Years after year, kutu has always been the champions for every contest. He had always been the person coming out the biggest animal contest.
It was another year and the contest was on going. Eating and drinking was going on, because it is always a one week contest. Every hunter will have to go and hunt for game and after a period of one week. The hunter with the biggest game will emerge the winner for that singular year. Kutu has prepared himself, loads his gun will bullet and off he left for the forest. At this particular time, hunting was quite difficult for everyone, because every animal was know were to be found. Not even rats or monkeys and the case may be. Everyone was tired of hunting.
**Kutu was so lucky to spot a bush cat some miles ahead of him. He move closer until he was able to get a got spot for a good shoot. Bring his skills into play, kutu relax,tuuuh the bullet was relax and the animal was knocked down. Kutu was happy and moving closer to get his game, but suddenly an antelope ran pass his. He began to chase after it, but kutu was not a go runner to compete with the antelope in a race. Releasing different bullet on the run, but non was able to hit the antelope. Kutu became tired and eventually give up for the race, going back to the spot at where he shoot his game the last time, to his surprise it was know longer there. The animal was able to manage to crawl to a place of safety. Kutu was so disappointed and returning back to the village without a game. From that day on, he learnt his lesson
My entry :-
THE CRAVE FOR SUCCESS
Yinka was a young boy with great abilities and passion to be great in life but the circumstances and challenges around him shows every impossibility of Yinka dream coming to limelight.
Yinka was born to the family of a peasant farmer. One of the most poorest family in that village. Yinka was the only child of his parent, but the quest of him going to school was a serious concern for his parent. The family square meal has to move from 1-1-1 to 0-1-1. Yinka has to hawk every morning before going to school and after just to sustain the family and also to support his education fees.
Among all odd, the boy was a brave and brilliant boy in the school with outstanding performance. Things were moving fine not until when Yinka was to write his final exam in primary school. Things was worse for Yinka parent which in turn has to affect his education. Fortunately for him the government was to award by giving scholarship to the best student who emerge the best after the final exam in primary school. Yinka new this was his opportunity and chance to ease his parent from paying school fees. He studied hard for his final exam than never before. According to the saying that:-
Yinka came out as the best student in the final exam. He was given a scholarship from secondary school down to high institution. The attitude of Yinka towards greatness eventually pay him in a big time.
A Stitch In Time Save Nine
A Stitch In Time Saves Nine Men
Olatunde was at the local pub trying shake off the annoyance from Prophesy's visit. Just as he had dragged his boat into the beach, Prophesy, the madman, had had the courage to board his boat and drive a finger through a small tear in his boat's sail. Just as Olatunde made to chase him off, he walked off proclaiming rubbish.
Soon, eight tourists entered the pub, looking for Olatunde. They wanted him to ferry them across. He drew a hard bargain, got three times the normal fare and led the men to his boat.
Just as they approached the most boisterous part of the crossing, a terrible wind blew into the tear in the boat's sail. The tear in the sail had been along the seams. The wind tore right through and a part of the sail blew into his face.
By the time Olatunde could free his face of the sail, it was too late. Head-on was a large rock. Before he could sound a warning, the boat crashed into the rock and broke. As the tourists screamed for dear life, all Olatunde could think of was Prophesy's words.
"A stitch in time saves nine." Prophesy had proclaimed.
A STITCH IN TIME SAVES NINE
In my first year in medical school, we were learning basic sciences which was more or less an extension of stuff learnt in senior high. I felt I knew enough; I was doing so well in my tests and exams, so I decided to "chill"
Second year came and we started proper pre-clinical lectures. In other words, we started learning completely new stuff that I had no form of knowledge about. But I kept reminding myself that I was a really fast reader and I'd catch up with my peers early enough.
I was almost rounding up my third year when it hit me that I was just two months away from my first professional exam! I had two years worth of workload to cover in two months! I ended up passing the exam in one sitting, but the stress I had to go through was enough to change me.
I'm in fifth year now, and I've learnt my lesson. I do the things I should when I should.
The first time he hit me, we were just two months into our marriage. We were arguing on politics, and while I gave my view, I was shocked into silence by a slap.
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He begged almost immediately, but not before I saw a look on his face; a look I now recognise to be the thrill of power.
The second time, he hit me while I explained to him why we can’t have moi-moi for breakfast. It was 9pm and we were getting ready for bed. It was late, and so I decided to leave by morning.
With morning came tears streaming down his face and vows of how he’d never get violent again.
Lies.
With each beating I endured, the strength to leave dwindled.
Until last night.
I confronted him with a message from an anonymous sender, telling me about his cheating spree.
I could take his abuse, but I would not take the disrespect of him sleeping around, and I told him so.
This time, the blows didn’t stop; they rained until I felt nothing.
Now, I watch him as he realises he’s killed me.
I’m at peace, but I should have left at the first hit.
👍
Great piece!
The once lived a merchant who earned large sum of money by selling goods. He had to go a long way to reach home, he went to an inn to get his horse. The stable men brought out his horse saying “Sir, your horse has lost a shoe nail, "You better wait and have it put in”. He said "I have no time now", Moreover one nail more or less does not matter much.” he got on his horse and galloped it towards his destination.
After a short time another nail from the shoe of the horse came off, The horse began to limp. The merchant didn't stop to repair the damages. After awhile, the horse began to stagger, which was followed by darkness.
The darkness was falling fast, and he was getting late. At last he got down and led the horse. A gang of robbers appeared from the forest, the merchant could not speed away his horse and save his money. He was at the mercy of the looters. They flogged him thoroughly and snatched his money from him. He went home with a lame horse and an empty pocket. His carelessness had cost a heavy price
A Stitch in Time Saves Nine
A legend was told of a local hero Obi. Obi was fond of wondering and constant visit to the village bakery with friends.
On evening, while he was wondering with friends around the bakery, he saw a little spark of electricity coming from a spot of connected wires in the bakery. He looked attentively and found the cause of the spark. Obi been intelligent became alarmed. He thought that the spark could eventually turn into a fire and burn down the bakery if not controlled.
To stop the spark he needed grown men and there was none around so he told his friends go into the village and call for help.
Seeing no response from he’s friends, he decided to do the little he could. He got a long wooden stick and was trying to disconnect the wires. The job was demanding as he was at it till far into the night. Obi’s parent noticed their son had not returned from this outing to the village bakery went out in search for him.
They brought Obi back to the city with great celebration as he had helped the city in tackling the danger.
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wow... great one..
Learning from mistakes, that's what life is about. Some time ago I had the opportunity to buy a house and a car, I had the money and I did not take it. I was just saying, why buy it today if tomorrow I will have money? An error that I have made several times. Do not leave for tomorrow what you can do today, something that I recommend, since an action on time can save you from many hardships. Today, I missed that opportunity I had and now I have nothing, no possibility of buying anything and worse, regretting everything I could not achieve by then.
I laid silently on my bed as the thoughts of what Sammy had said played through my head. The thought of how he ran happily to me,very eager to tell me the goodnews. He had gotten a message from Chevron Plc, that his application for internship has been accepted and he was to start the following monday. I could remember vividly of how Sammy had urged me to apply 3months ago in order for my application to be reviewed early and increase my chance of getting the internship, but I laughed and told him that it was not necessary to apply that early and besides,I had an Uncle who was working at Chevron and my chance of doing my Internship was 100% sure.
I had called my Uncle 2months afterward to ask him about the internship but he told me it was too late to apply.
Had I known,
I would have listened to Sammy three months ago.
I would have swallowed my pride and ego
I've learnt that the future is influenced by what we do and by doing it in time.
And that "A STITCH IN TIME SAVES NINE"
This is cool @mrrpiusz
Storyline is dope
Thanks Boss @empato365
A STITCH IN TIME...
My friend Ada got married to her heartthrob five years ago and everything was going well for them. Except the fact that she was yet to conceive. I kept encouraging her to focus on enjoying her marriage; kids would come in due time.
She took in some time in June last year, with twins. Our joy knew no bounds. Until the series of excruciating abdominal pains started. Initially we assumed them to be normal pains associated with pregnancy, but they got worse.
I advised her to go for a scan or see a doctor. "No o..those hospital people have a way of seeing problems that are not there. I don't need any bad news about this my miracle pregnancy"
This whole while, one of the twins was in distress and later got spontaneously aborted. We discovered all this much later, and the doctor said there was still a chance to spare both the lives of the mother and the surviving baby if a C.S was done immediately. Ada was adamant.
I just left her house. She's still mourning the loss of her babies- none lived.
A stitch in time saves nine
Maggie had a good heart and a bright mind but God was she good at putting off her chores!
This made her Mother very upset as there was always so much work to be done around the house and Maggie would never help do any of it.
One day the King announced that the Prince would be looking and choosing his royal bride from kingdom’s fairest maidens. That meant Maggie qualified!She worked hard to make a beautiful dress to get the Prince’s attention.
When the day came for the Prince to walk through the procession of ladies, he noticed Maggie’s beautiful face then grimaced at her dress. The girl had been too lazy to sew in a straight line and had left many parts undone.
“What a bad example she will be for the ladies of the kingdom”said the Prince
So Maggie who hadn’t put enough effort into her sewing was left out of the competition and went back to her home to spend the rest of her days , alone and lazy. If only she had worked at being less lazy maybe things would have worked out for her.
At the school of writers of Maracaibo, Mark and John, worked hard on an important literary project. They are young, impetuous and very talented in writing.
This literary project represents the possibility to compete for a prize at the prestigious University of the country where Mark and John live.
Something serious was happening, and no one had noticed. The computer where it was kept all the literary research was on the verge of collapse. Marta and Juan detected some flaws, however continued his research. The preliminary results of the literary work were amazing, but the flaws in the computer persisted, although were slight. One night after many hours of work Mark and John took the decision to endorse all of the information in an external device due to the failures of the computer, which is sometimes presented.
The next day, arriving at school, the computer does not lit, and unfortunately it was damaged beyond repair. Mark and John took the measures before a problem that did not seem serious; they protected the information in a timely manner and this action will avoid many problems with your important project, which was submitted on time and received a mention of honor.
once upon a time a service provider earned a large sum of money by way of selling his items. He had to cross an extended manner to reach domestic. He went to an inn to get his horse. The solid guys delivered out his horse and stated, “Sir, your horse has misplaced a shoe nail. You higher wait and have it put in.” The merchant stated, “Sorry! I haven't any time now. moreover, one nail greater or much less in shoe does not be counted a great deal.” announcing so, he got on his horse and galloped it closer to his vacation spot.
After some time, any other nail from the shoe of the pony came off. the horse began to limp. Being in a rush, the service provider did no longer stop to restore the damage. After a while, the horse commenced to stagger. Very soon darkness of the night time prevailed everywhere. This further decreased the speed of the horse.
The darkness became falling. He turned into getting past due. At closing he got down and led the pony. inside the intervening time, a gang of robbers appeared from the wooded area. he could not escape with his horse and store his money. They thrashed him very well and snatched his money. The service provider back home with a lame horse and empty pocket. His carelessness had value a heavy
A stitch in time saves nine
A stitch in time saves nine might just be an adage to some but to me its actually a reality. If I had actually stitched my trouser in time then it would have saved my dignity.
It was on a Monday morning as usual I wore my cooperate attire to go to the hospital. Just as i was about leaving my lodge I noticed a small tear between my thighs but I thought it wouldn't hurt, so I continued my journey. As I got to the hospital, as i wanted to alight from the cab, then the small tear turned to big tear from end of my zip to the back of my trouser.
I was so embarrassed, had to shuffle back to another cab and then missed school for that day.
THEN I REALISED THAT A STITCH IN TIME SAVES NINE WAS NOT ONLY AN ADAGE BUT ALSO A REALITY......
I just gained admission to study medicine in the university,i was a very good student in the secondary school. After the first admission list came out and my name was not there,i threw a tantrum. my parents went to visit the VC.My dad was a good friend to the VC.
I packed into the hostel,made a lot of noisy and careless friends, feasted on a lot of novels. I had no care in the world.i read with less concern.
The year soon came to an end and we were to crossover to the next campus to continue our studies,and
to crossover,you must have passed all your courses.
Results were finally out and i went to check with some of my classmates, some of them were showing despair,i became a comforter.We were finally shown the list of people that were to repeat first year and my name was second to a girl who had repeated all the courses except general studies ,my world fell apart,i literally fainted though i was still standing,my classmates took turns in consoling me.Looking back on that day,i wish i put some effort and i wouldn't have lost a year,because from that day,life changed for me.
I just gained admission to study medicine in the university,i was a very good student in the secondary school. After the first admission list came out and my name was not there,i threw a tantrum. my parents went to visit the VC.My dad was a good friend to the VC.
I packed into the hostel,made a lot of noisy and careless friends, feasted on a lot of novels. I had no care in the world.i read with less concern.
The year soon came to an end and we were to crossover to the next campus to continue our studies,and
to crossover,you must have passed all your courses.
Results were finally out and i went to check with some of my classmates, some of them were showing despair,i became a comforter.We were finally shown the list of people that were to repeat first year and my name was second to a girl who had repeated all the courses except general studies ,my world fell apart,i literally fainted though i was still standing,my classmates took turns in consoling me.Looking back on that day,i wish i put some effort and i wouldn't have lost a year,because from that day,life changed for me.
A STITCH IN TIME SAVES NINE
I had been seated at the balcony behind my office, pondering on the up and coming elections. Obviously, the State House of Assembly Seat, this turn, was going to be an almost easy catch for me.
Aside that the seat, representing my state constituency, Etim Ekpo LGA, was zoned to my ward (ward 2) I am one of only six eligible candidates considering the turn of events and preferences in today's Nigeria.
I thought of how much I may need to invest, my options if I lost and what my agenda will be if I finally emerged victorious.
The zeal to run for office needed to be marched with genuine reasons for I have never intended to stand election just to gain popularity or huge finances. I am a complete 21st century young African politician who has understood why Trump has constantly referred to my continent and sometimes to my country, Nigeria as shut hole and needed to work smart in a different direction to change that impression.
I have been deep in thought from my ninth story Abak road office balcony for maybe about 45 minutes or more when I noticed my phone ringtone singing softly from my office.
Just then, It dawned on me that I had been about more than 35 minutes late in submitting an Executive summary to my groups finaciers concerning a particular project in Akwa Ibom State Government.
I dashed into my office, dived for my GSM and YES, I had about 27 missed calls and a text. The calls were a bit worrisome but the text was altogether, devastating to my feelings.
It read "The Commissioner has sent in an executive summary as we didn't get your copy at 9: am as scheduled even though we tried contacting you. I advice that you work harder on the next project as you remain a valuable partner to us. Regards"
I felt a chill run through my body, a project which funds were to be mobilised to kick start in the next 8 days has been waved. How do I fund my campaigns flag off next two weeks? Will I have to wait another month? I should have sent this mail immediately I resumednoffice in the morning, a stitch in time should have saved nine.
It's a weekend in winter and Clark was to travel to see his mother in the next town. He knew something was wrong with his car, he had seen the signs and red lights but he ignored them all because the journey is a short one.
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‘What's the worst that could happen in a 10mile journey?’
Everyone got in the car, his wife, Lois and two kids, Chloe and Joey. The journey started smoothly until the worst happened. Half way through their journey, the car rumbled to a stop and no matter how hard Clark tried to get it back on, it wouldn't bulge.
It wasn't long after this that it started snowing. The road was blocked, visibility was poor and so he couldn't call for a towing vehicle. Also, no one passed their way. Clark and his family spent the night in the car. He felt bad for putting his family in danger just because he couldn't make a stitch in time.
‘If only I had fixed the car' he said to himself, ‘we wouldn't have been in this mess.’
That was when he realised the true meaning of the wise saying, a stitch in time saves nine.
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Hi, must the story be made under this post as a comment or on our blogs?
What is the deadline?
I am so into this. On my way🏃🏃🏃
Whoever said suicide is easy hasn't really spoken to or met people who live with these thoughts 24/7 and are still scared of taking the plunge or have attempted self-harm and stopped. Yes suicide is a very real issue in the world today and sadly its never the end of a problem but a beginning of a new one for the people who we leave behind.
Suicide is never the way out as no problem comes without a solution
The Right Time.
...so i woke up early and exicited about the activities of the day because prior to that day, which was the night before, i had set some activities to be done. I had all the plans for the day all set up because i wanted to maximize my time.
After my devotion and all, i engaged in the activities of the day. Basically, what i planned on doing was to score some songs and work on ears musically and learn some stuffs about marketing online. So i did this for days. Sometimes i got back from work very tied and sleepy but i did not procrastinate. I kept at it.
One Sunday morning, i got out to go to church. While I was in church, there was an urgent call for a song and they called me to play the song with my guitar. Fortunately, it was part of the songs i scored some days ago.I played the piece perfectly.
truly, a stitch in time saves nine