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Koyso was known in his village as someone who could do everything — but rarely finished anything. He’d start the day planning to fish, then remember his garden needed watering, then run off to fix a neighbor’s fence, then sit down to carve a new bowl, only to leave it half-done by sunset.

One evening, the village elder, Auntie Mira, found Koyso staring at a pile of unfinished tools, a wilting garden, and an empty cooking pot. Koyso was known in his village as someone

Koyso sighed. “I want to help everyone and do everything. But at the end of the day, I’ve done nothing well.” Koyso sighed

Auntie Mira handed him three smooth stones. “Tomorrow, place one stone on your windowsill for each important task you choose before the sun rises. Do not add more stones during the day. When each task is done, move its stone to your pocket. At sunset, if three stones are in your pocket, you’ve succeeded.” “Tomorrow, place one stone on your windowsill for

During the day, other requests came — “Koyso, can you look at my roof?” “Koyso, can you fetch water?” — but he remembered the stones. He finished watering. He caught two fish. He sharpened the knife. After each task, he moved a stone to his pocket.