Aarti’s One More Step : A Story That Teaches The Power of Tiny Efforts

       “ Sunday Stories: The Success Secrets of Extraordinary”

Aarti lived in the quiet village of Kalipura, where green fields danced in the breeze and everyone knew each other’s name. She was known for her big dreams and even bigger smile. Her dream? To win the district-level long jump championship.

She had a scrapbook where she’d pasted pictures of great athletes, and in bold letters across the cover she had written:

“Even slow progress is progress—Don’t stop.”

🚶‍♀️ “You don’t climb mountains in a leap—just one sure step at a time.”

Every morning before school, she trained herself. She marked a line in the dust and jumped over it again and again. Her coach, Master Chintan, a retired athlete with kind eyes and a serious moustache, always said the same thing:

“Aarti, don’t worry about jumping the farthest. Just jump a little farther than yesterday. One more step every day.”

Some days Aarti felt tired. Some days the line barely moved. But she still pushed herself: one extra jump, one deeper breath, one more step.

Her friends didn’t always understand.

“Why don’t you take Sundays off?” Meena asked.

“Because the finish line doesn’t rest,” Aarti replied, smiling.

When the competition came, her heart raced. The field was packed with students from bigger schools, with fancy shoes and flashy uniforms. Aarti wore her old sneakers and her lucky red hairband.

She closed her eyes and whispered, “One more step.”

She ran..... She leapt.....

And she soared.

Not just farther than the others—but farther than she ever had.

She won the gold medal. But more than the medal, what stayed with her was what Master Chintan whispered as he held back tears:

“You didn’t jump far today, Aarti. You jumped far every day before today. This was just where it all added up.”

Moral: Small daily efforts add up to big achievements—keep going, even when it feels tough.

Big goals aren’t reached in one day—they grow little by little, one step at a time.

📝 Final Note to Children :

Like Aarti, your big dreams don’t need giant leaps all at once. 

They just need one more honest step each day. Keep going—you’re closer than you think!

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So, what’s your “line in the dust”?
Is it reading one more page? Practising one more math problem? Running one more lap?
Just remember—“One more step” can lead you to amazing places.
Start today. Your best jump is waiting!