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<h2>HERCULES AND THE WAGGONER</h2>
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<p>A Waggoner was driving his team along a muddy lane with a full
load behind them, when the wheels of his waggon sank so deep in the
mire that no efforts of his horses could move them. As he stood
there, looking helplessly on, and calling loudly at intervals upon
Hercules for assistance, the god himself appeared, and said to him,
"Put your shoulder to the wheel, man, and goad on your horses, and
then you may call on Hercules to assist you. If you won't lift a
finger to help yourself, you can't expect Hercules or any one else
to come to your aid."</p>
<p class="adage">Heaven helps those who help themselves.</p>
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