Aesop's fables

Retold by Risitha DEELAKA WICKMAL

Capability of the incapable

A lion moved from its dilapidated lair to another one which had been used by its grandparents. Since that lair had been abandoned for a long time, a rat had occupied it. When the lion stormed into that lair, the rat had no place to live. When the lion snatched the helpless rat, it appealed to the lion to set it free, pleading the lion that it would do any favour to the lion in whatever the way it could.

The lion, feeling sorry for the small beast, let it reside in the same lair, saying "You think that you're a capable one? Shut up and stay in the lair without boasting." One day when the lion in search of it prey, it was caught by a group of hunters and they tied the lion to a tree with a rope.

Being unable to even move, the lion was under the tree starving for two days. When the rat found that its companion was missing, the worried rat went in search of the lion. When the rat reached the middle of the wilderness, it found the lion lying on the ground with its body tied to a tree.

The rat was happy, however on seeing the lion. It ran to the lion in a blink of an eye and started gnawing the rope so as to free the lion. And then the rat cast a look at the lion and said, "Dear, can you remember, the first day, when I asked you to set me free for I would do any favour for you according to my capability? And also, do you remember the way you cast a sarcastic smile at me and said that you would never be in need of my favour?"

Moral of the story

We have no knowledge of our unpredictable fate. Today we might refuse to extend our favour for those who are weaker than us. But later those very week ones would be able to help us - even rescue as from impending death. Fate can make the capable person need the assistance of the incapable.

Ideal body with little effort - 25 steps

You are still assured an ideal body is a far dream which demands unreal efforts for the embodiment? And that only show business stars and long-legged models possess such treasure? It is not quite truth. You cannot reach an ideal, because it simply does not exist. But it is possible to come nearer to the chosen standard and pass this way a light step as much as possible. For this purpose you just need ...

1. You need to go on steps! When a person walks upstairs, he burns as much calories for a minute, as during jogging! So maybe it is necessary to prefer pedestrian lifting to lift though sometimes?!

2. Help your stomach Mint tea will help to prevent stomach swelling, thereby, promoting digestion. Watch the food. Exclude from the diet (or at least reduce to a consumption minimum) fried potato, hamburgers, chips and other products which are able to spoil not only a stomach, but also figure skilfully. If you suddenly want to have a snack, stop your choice on vegetable salad or fruit yoghurt. As advertising says: it is both tasty and useful!

3. Do not forget about feet Do not be lazy to peel and feed your stops. Pick up a daily cream for them. They will remain soft, as if you are a baby.

4. Strengthen your press To make your stomach flat, it is completely not obligatory to sit on long wearisome diets and visit an exercise room regularly. It is enough to like and carry out simple exercise regularly.

Lying on a floor, bend feet, having pressed stops to a floor. Hands - on a nape. Strain stomach muscles, raise a trunk so that only shovels and shoulders came off a floor. It is necessary to stay in such position (count to 4, slowly). Fall to a starting position. Rising - exhale air, falling - inhale. Press strengthening will allow your stomach being always fit.

5. Straighten or twist hair At the expense of straight vertical locks a girl looks more harmonious, but owners of straight hair can sometimes transform them into amusing ringlets. It diversifies your appearance and will make you more confident.

6. Choose the right colour Try to define what colour really suits you, and which one it is better to refuse. Such trifle as colour of clothes, actually perfectly underlines advantages and hides lacks. For example, clothes of one shade will visually create an effect of more harmonious silhouette.

7. Eat dried fruits Fig, dried apricots, prunes - they contain a lot of microcells and vitamins. Indulge yourself, diversify your diet and at the same time supply an organism with vitamins.

8. Choose chocolate Chocolate is not harmful, even for those who constantly watches their figure and do not dare to eat sweets. However, only dark chocolate (approximately 70 %) can be named useful. It contains many beans of cocoa and minimum quantity of sugar.

9. Eat regularly Your body will just have no forces to remain beautiful, if you have no breakfast, spend lunch time at meeting, and chews sandwiches in a break. Try to eat often, but in small portions, do not eat after 6 p.m. It is also very important not to eat during breaks between meals. This addiction can add you some kgs of excess weight.

10. Make friends with sports Also you should know, not the quantity of training is important, but their quality. Even short training for 10 minutes can promote improvement of your figure and health strengthening.

11. Say yes to heels! Let's start with the fact that they can visually extend feet. Besides they promote strengthening of muscles, feet look more harmonious. And thongs on ankles bring the whole effect of lengthening to nothing. Shoes on a platform can also spoil a silhouette. The most optimum variant - a heel not higher than 5 cm.

12. Do not take great interest in Diets. Professionals say it promotes delay of metabolism and exhaustion of muscular weight. Therefore an organism starts requiring products containing much fat. And fasting days are really useful! Just starve and eat with mind.

13. Laugh, smile! After all if you laugh loudly with all the heart, stomach muscles will be in work. And cheerful people always draw attention.

14. Grow fond of grapefruits It is possible to get rid of hypostases by means of their juice, after all this is a natural diuretic. You receive a real power charge from one glass grapefruit juice, as it is rich with vitamin C. 15. Watch calories Be afraid of high-calorie and fat dishes. Yes-yes, for example, our favourite cakes. Or fried potato. It is better to eat fish, boiled rice, vegetables. 16. Stand up straight Thanks to a good bearing you can not only look slimmer (after all it adds growth). Your breath becomes deeper, so - cells will be enriched by oxygen well.

17. Trace degree After all alcohol also promotes superfluous kgs. It will be ideal to exclude all alcoholic drinks, but after all it is almost unreal. Therefore it is possible to drink white wine preliminary mixed with mineral water.

18. Struggle with cellulite Today cosmetic market offers lots of excellent means, which will help you struggling against "orange-peel".

19. Do not abuse yourself Even if you have eaten a huge chocolate bar and couple of creamy ice-cream portions. Usually people eat a lot because of loneliness or boredom. Try to diversify your life, eat in company. You will have no time and possibility to eat food in considerable quantities.

20. Observe measure Eat gradually, but frequently. Arrange fasting days regularly, but not excessively.

21. Pool is an excellent pastime And also a wonderful mean to support an organism in a tone. Besides swimming burns fats and results heart work in norm.

22. Drink water 8 glasses a day. It is possible to add a lemon segment or dilute water with apple juice. It promotes digestion and reduces appetite.

23. Do not forget about depilation Get rid from grown hairs at home or in salon. After all they do not decorate us at all.

24. Watch hands Not well-groomed hands spoil both mood, and shape. Do manicure regularly: you will be pleased, and associates will note you. 25. And ... Support high self-estimation! Even if at times self-trust leaves you, just cheer up and recollect something pleasant.