Once there was a farmer in a village. He was very idle. He had a few plots of land. But he did not plough them well. He did not sow seeds in time. So he could not raise good crops. As a result he was always in want of food.
The farmer had a kitchen garden near his house. One day he saw that the fencing round the garden was broken. He thought to himself, “I shall repair the fence tomorrow morning.” On the next morning, he forgot to do that. After a few days, the farmer noticed the fence again. This time he thought, "I think this is not at all a threat for my garden."
In fact the farmer was so much idle that he used to find newer excuses for not doing any job. He totally forgot it. Some days passed by. The farmer did not repair the broken fence. One day he was sitting idle before the house. He saw some goats entering the garden through the broken fence. He called his wife to drive the goats from the garden.
The farmer’s wife was cooking inside the kitchen. She came out and ran into the garden to drive away the goats. A dog was waiting outside the kitchen. When the farmer’s wife went out, the dog entered the kitchen and spoiled some of the food cooked by her. The farmer hurried into the kitchen within a stick in his hand. His little son was playing in the courtyard. As he threw the stick towards the dog, it hit his son and injured him.
Due to a little job, the farmer ruined his garden, food and also injured his own child.
Moral: A Stitch in Time Saves Nine.
