As a child, Walter Scott was considered a dullard. His usual place was a dull corner in the school-room. He sat there with high pointed paper cap on his head.
The noted poet Robert Burns once visited Walter’s house. He noticed a picture on which a couplet was written. Burns found the couplet fascinating and asked who was the author. No one knew.
Timidly Walter Scott rose up and quoted the rest of the poem. Laying his hand on the boy’s head, Burns exclaimed “You will be a great man in Scotland some day!”
Robert Burn’s encouraging word motivated Walter Scott to become one of the greatest poets in Scotland.
Moral :
The noted poet Robert Burns once visited Walter’s house. He noticed a picture on which a couplet was written. Burns found the couplet fascinating and asked who was the author. No one knew.
Timidly Walter Scott rose up and quoted the rest of the poem. Laying his hand on the boy’s head, Burns exclaimed “You will be a great man in Scotland some day!”
Robert Burn’s encouraging word motivated Walter Scott to become one of the greatest poets in Scotland.
Moral :
A line of encouragement makes a big difference
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