PHPKB Knowledge Base Software Logo  
PHPKB 1.5 Knowledge Base Software
Knowledge Base Management Software  
Knowledge Base Home Knowledge Base Home | Knowledge Base Glossary Glossary | Contact Us Contact Us
Home > All Categories > School & College Studies > Stories > What goes around comes around
Question Title What goes around comes around

His name was Fleming, and he was a poor Scottish farmer. One day, while trying to eke out a living for his family, he heard a cry for help coming from a nearby bog. He dropped his tools and ran to the bog. There, mired to his waist in black muck, was a terrified boy, screaming and struggling to free himself. Farmer Fleming saved the lad from what could have been a slow and terrifying death.

The next day, a fancy carriage pulled up to the Scotsman's sparse surroundings. An elegantly dressed nobleman stepped out and introduced himself as the father of the boy Farmer Fleming had saved.

"I want to repay you," said the nobleman. "You saved my son's life."

"No, I can't accept payment for what I did," the Scottish farmer replied, waving off the offer. At that moment, the farmer's own son came to the door of the family hovel.

"Is that your son?" the nobleman asked. "Yes," the farmer replied proudly.

"I'll make you a deal. Let me take him and give him a good education. If the lad is anything like his father, he'll grow to a man you can be proud of." And that he did. In time, Farmer Fleming's son graduated from St. Mary's Hospital Medical School in London, and went on to become known throughout the world as the noted Sir Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of Penicillin.

Years afterward, the nobleman's son was stricken with pneumonia. What saved him? Penicillin!

The name of the nobleman? Lord Randolph Churchill.

His son's name? Sir Winston Churchill.

Posted by: Administrator This question has been viewed 850 times so far.
Click Here to View all the questions in Stories category.
File Attachments File Attachments
There are no files attached to this question/article.
How helpful was this article to you?
User Comments User Comments Add Comment
There are no user comments for this question. Be the first to post a comment. Click Here
Related Questions Related Questions
  1. The Split Milk Story - Learn from your mistakes
  2. The virtue of truth - A Story for all
  3. Miracle happened in One Dollar & Eleven Cents - Inspirational Story
  4. Inspirational Story - Flower and a Pearl
  5. Seven Jars of Gold
  6. 10 Cents for a Dozen Roses - Inspirational Story
  7. Nursery Rhymes
  8. The Crow and the Serpent
Article Information Additional Information
Article Number: 474
Created: 2007-08-31 3:22 AM
Rating: 5 Stars
 
Article Options Article Options
Email Article to Someone
Export to Adobe PDF Export to PDF File
Bookmark Article
del.icio.us Bookmark del.icio.us Bookmark
Reditt Bookmark Reditt Bookmark
Digg Bookmark Digg Bookmark
Subscribe to Article
 
Search Knowledge Base Search Knowledge Base
 
Related Articles Related Articles

Related The Split Milk Story - Learn from your mistakes

Related The virtue of truth - A Story for all

Related Miracle happened in One Dollar & Eleven Cents - Inspirational Story

Related Inspirational Story - Flower and a Pearl

Related Seven Jars of Gold

Related 10 Cents for a Dozen Roses - Inspirational Story

Related Nursery Rhymes

Related The Crow and the Serpent

 
 

Powered by PHPKB Knowledge Base Software