Don't imagine that being orderly, regular, punctual, must prevent you from being happy and smiling. It is not necessary to pull a long face when carrying out a task exactly. And to prove it to you, we shall end this lesson on order with a little laughter. Listen to this example of punctuality, which should not be copied. An Arab lady had a servant. She sent him to a neighbour's house to fetch some embers to light her fire. The servant met a caravan going towards Egypt. He began talking with the men and decided to go with them. And he stayed away a whole year. On his return, he went into the neighbour's house to fetch the embers. But as he was carrying them, he tripped and fell. The burning coals dropped and went out. Then he cried: “What a nuisance to be in a hurry!”

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