The Lottery Ticket Lesson
In a small village, there lived a boy named Raju who dreamed of winning the local lottery. Each week, he watched as people bought tickets, some with hope and others out of habit. Raju saved up his pocket money for months and finally bought ten tickets for the grand annual draw. On the day of the draw, Raju sat eagerly in front of the radio, clutching his tickets, confident that this time he would be the lucky one. As the numbers were announced, he matched none. His heart sank as he realized that despite buying ten tickets, he hadn’t even come close to winning. The next day, he told his teacher, Mrs. Rao, about his disappointment. "I thought if I bought more tickets, I had a better chance of winning," Raju said. Mrs. Rao smiled and took out a jar filled with 1,000 pebbles. "Let's try something," she said. She handed Raju a small handful of 10 pebbles, each marked with a number from 1 to 10. "These are your tickets," she explained, "and ...