Working Against Each Other
IllustrationStory★★★★Two men were riding a bicycle built for two when they came to a steep hill. It took a great deal of struggle for the men to complete what proved to be a very steep climb. When they got to the top, the guy in front said, “Man, that was a hard climb!” The guy in back responded, “Yes it was. And if I hadn’t kept the brakes on all the way we would have rolled down backwards.”
The point
Two men on a tandem bicycle struggle up a hill; the man in back reveals he was holding the brakes the whole time to prevent them rolling backward, illustrating hidden resistance to progress.
Audience
Adults
Tone
Humorous · Insightful
To tell aloud
under a minute · 78 words