Once there lived a good king in Scotland. His name was Robert Bruce.

Write down the theme of the following story (Not more than 50 words).

Once there lived a good king in Scotland. His name was Robert Bruce. He loved his country and his subjects very dearly. His subjects had a great love and respect for him. One day his enemies attacked his country and drove him away from his kingdom. Bruce fought his enemies again and again. But he was defeated every time. He took shelter in a remote cave. He became sad for his condition. One day he was lying in the cave. Then he saw a spider trying hard to reach the ceiling of the cave. The spider failed again and again to succeed. But it did not give up hope. Bruce saw the spider climbing to the ceiling after some unsuccessful attempts. This dauntless spider inspired Bruce to shake off the darkness of despair. He gathered an army of strong man and attacked his enemies. The enemies were defeated and Bruce regained his kingdom.

Answer : The theme of the story is “Failure is the pillar of success”. We should not be afraid of failure rather we should work harder to achieve success.