TheStoneintheRoad”isanoldfableaboutakingwhothinkshispeoplearelazy,soheputsalargestoneinthemiddleoftheroadandhidesandwaitstoseeifanyonewilltrytomoveit.Theauthorusedthisstorytoimpressuponreaderstheneedtotakepersonalresponsibilityforproblemsinthecommunity.Thestorywasquitesuccessfulinachievingitspurpose,andIlikeditbecauseithadaclearmoral.However,whilethemoralofthestoryisclear,theactionsofthekingseemedpointlesstome,becausenoneofthecharactersinthestorylearntanything.Forthisreason,Ithinktherearebetterstoriesthatcanbeusedtoimpressuponpeopletheneedforpersonalresponsibility.