Ron Reads Boring Books

The Gods Help Those Who Help Themselves

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Ron delivers another intentionally boring reading of Aesop's "Hercules and the Wagoner," a classic fable about self-reliance and the importance of taking action before seeking divine intervention.

• A wagoner gets his cart stuck in deep mud and immediately prays to Hercules for help
• Instead of rescuing him, Hercules tells the wagoner to get up and put his shoulder to the wheel
• The fable concludes with the famous moral: "The gods help them that help themselves"
• Ron maintains his trademark monotone delivery throughout the short reading
• The episode clocks in at under three minutes, perfect for a quick dose of ancient wisdom

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Ron's Sleepy Introduction

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Hello , are you tired ? You will be . This is Ron Reads Boring Books and we're about to read Aesop's Fables again . We're going to read Hercules and the Wagoner . Let's start now . You've been waiting . The wait is over . Here it is . Here it

The Wagoner's Muddy Predicament

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is . A wagoner was once driving a heavy load along a very muddy way . At last he came to a part of the road where the wheels sank halfway into the mire , and the more the horses pulled , the deeper sank the wheels . So the wagoner threw down his whip and knelt down and prayed to

Hercules' Surprising Response

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Hercules the Strong . Oh Hercules , help me in this , my hour of distress , quoth he . But Hercules appeared to him and said Tut man , don't sprawl there . Get up and put your shoulder to the wheel . The gods help them that help themselves . This has been another extremely boring fable of Aesop , hercules and the Wagoner

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