0:03 hello everyone today I have an amazing
0:06 story for you it's not just for your
0:08 listening practice but also to inspire
0:12 you the story is called nothing is free
0:14 and it will show you that hard work and
0:17 determination can change lives there was
0:20 a young man named Leo 20 years old
0:23 living in a small quiet Town surrounded
0:27 by mountains Leo had Big Dreams he
0:29 wanted to own a chain of restaurants and
0:30 become a success ful
0:33 entrepreneur but life wasn't easy for
0:36 him Leo's family was struggling
0:39 financially his father Mark was a
0:42 mechanic and his mother Claire cleaned
0:45 houses to make ends meet Leo's younger
0:48 sister Sophie was just 10 and looked up
0:50 to him as her
0:54 hero one cold evening Leo sat outside
0:56 his small house staring at the
1:00 stars he whispered to himself
1:03 I want to give my family a better life
1:05 but how do I start when we barely have
1:07 enough to
1:10 survive the next day Leo shared his
1:14 dreams with his father Mark sighed and
1:19 said Leo dreams are not free if you want
1:22 something you have to fight for it start
1:24 with what you have even if it's
1:27 small Leo thought deeply about his
1:32 father's words then an idea struck him
1:34 he noticed that in his town people loved
1:36 fresh bread but had to travel to a
1:39 bakery far away he decided to start
1:41 selling fresh bread
1:45 locally but there was a problem Leo had
1:47 no money to buy the bread he decided to
1:49 take a chance and approach the bakery's
1:50 owner Mr
1:53 Anderson Leo walked miles to meet Mr
1:56 Anderson a grumpy old man who rarely
2:00 trusted anyone with confidence Leo said
2:03 Mr Anderson I want to sell your bread in
2:05 my town but I don't have money to buy it
2:08 up front can you trust me for one week I
2:10 will sell the bread return your money
2:12 and keep a small
2:15 profit Mr Anderson raised an
2:18 eyebrow and why should I trust you young
2:21 man he asked Leo replied
2:24 firmly because I am determined and I
2:26 will work hard to prove
2:30 myself after a long pause Mr Anderson
2:33 said all right I'll give you bread for
2:36 one week if you fail to pay me back
2:39 don't bother coming here again Leo was
2:42 thrilled early the next morning he
2:44 carried the bread back to his town and
2:46 set up a small stand near the park he
2:49 greeted every passer by with energy and
2:54 a smile saying fresh bread warm and
2:58 delicious at first people were hesitant
3:00 they didn't know if the bread was good
3:03 good but Leo offered free samples and
3:04 soon had his first
3:07 customer by the end of the day he had
3:09 sold all the bread and made a small
3:12 profit that evening he returned to Mr
3:16 Anderson and paid him back the old man
3:20 nodded and said you kept your word come back
3:21 back
3:24 tomorrow from then on Leo worked
3:27 tirelessly he woke up at 4:00 a.m.
3:29 walked to the bakery carried bread to
3:31 his town and sold it with
3:34 passion after two months he had saved
3:36 enough money to buy a small cart making
3:38 it easier to transport more
3:42 bread one day a customer suggested Leo
3:44 why don't you bake your own bread you're
3:46 good at selling but if you bake you'll
3:47 make more
3:51 profit this idea excited Leo but it also
3:54 scared him he had never baked anything
3:56 in his life this was the moment where
4:01 Leo realized nothing is free not success
4:04 not knowledge not growth if I want to
4:08 succeed I must take risks and learn Leo
4:10 couldn't stop thinking about the idea of
4:13 baking his own bread if he could bake he
4:16 wouldn't have to rely on Mr Anderson and
4:17 his profit would
4:20 grow but there was one big problem he
4:24 didn't know how to bake Leo decided to
4:27 ask Mr Anderson for help the next
4:29 morning after delivering his payment Leo said
4:30 said
4:34 Mr Anderson can you teach me how to bake
4:35 the old man
4:38 frowned why should I teach you if you
4:40 bake you won't buy from me anymore
4:42 that's bad for my
4:45 business Leo looked at him and said
4:47 you're right but I won't forget the man
4:50 who gave me my first chance if I succeed
4:52 I'll make sure to help your bakery
4:55 too Mr Anderson thought for a moment then
4:56 then
5:01 said fine but baking isn't easy it takes
5:05 time patience and hard work if you're
5:07 ready for that I'll teach
5:10 you the lessons began early the next
5:13 morning Leo arrived at the bakery at
5:16 3:00 a.m. before the sun was up Mr
5:18 Anderson showed him how to mix flour
5:21 knead the dough and bake it
5:24 perfectly at first Leo struggled his
5:26 hands hurt from kneading and his bread
5:29 came out too hard or too soft one day
5:32 after ruining another batch of bread Leo
5:36 sat down feeling defeated he said to
5:39 himself maybe I'm not good enough for
5:43 this maybe I should give up but then he
5:46 remembered his father's words dreams are not
5:47 not
5:50 free he realized that every mistake was
5:53 teaching him something new giving up was
5:54 not an
5:57 option the next day Leo went back to the
6:00 bakery with even more determination
6:03 he practiced every single step
6:06 carefully slowly his bread started
6:09 improving after two weeks Mr Anderson
6:12 handed him a loaf and said this is
6:16 perfect Leo you're ready Leo was
6:19 overjoyed he rented a small oven and
6:22 began baking bread at home his family
6:25 was amazed by his hard work Sophie his
6:28 little sister helped him pack the bread
6:30 and his mother made tea for him while he
6:33 worked late into the night soon Leo
6:35 wasn't just selling bread he started
6:39 making cookies and pastries too people
6:42 in the town loved his products they said
6:44 Leo's bread tastes better than anything
6:45 we've had
6:48 before but success wasn't
6:51 easy one day a new bakery opened in the
6:55 town run by a young man named Eric Eric
6:57 had a big fancy shop with colorful signs
6:59 and decorations
7:01 people were curious and started buying
7:04 from him instead Leo noticed his sales
7:08 dropping he felt scared what if he lost
7:11 everything he worked so hard for but
7:14 instead of panicking Leo decided to
7:17 improve he listened to his customers and
7:20 asked what do you like about Eric's
7:22 Bakery what can I do
7:26 better some said Eric's shop looks clean
7:30 and pretty others said
7:32 his cakes have beautiful
7:35 designs Leo realized he needed to grow
7:38 not just as a baker but as a
7:41 businessman using his savings Leo
7:43 painted his cart added bright
7:46 decorations and started offering free
7:47 samples of his new
7:50 pastries he even learned how to decorate
7:52 cakes by watching videos in the
7:56 library slowly customers returned to him
7:59 one evening an elderly woman came to Leo
8:02 and said I've seen many young men give
8:05 up when times get hard but you
8:09 didn't that's why we trust you her words
8:11 filled Leo with
8:15 pride months passed and Leo's business
8:17 grew he saved enough money to rent a
8:21 small shop it wasn't as big as Eric's
8:24 but it was warm and welcoming he named
8:26 it Leo's fresh
8:29 bakes every morning he woke up Before Sunrise
8:30 Sunrise
8:32 baked fresh bread and opened his shop
8:35 with a smile his parents and sister
8:38 helped him Sophie now 11 loved talking
8:41 to customers and Claire managed the
8:43 accounts but Leo knew this wasn't the
8:46 end of his journey he wanted to reach
8:49 more people make his family proud and
8:51 prove to himself that anything is
8:54 possible with hard work Leo's Bakery
8:57 Leo's fresh bakes was becoming the heart
9:00 of the Town people loved his fresh bread
9:01 Cakes and
9:04 Pastries business was growing and his
9:07 family was proud of him but life wasn't
9:09 done testing
9:12 Leo one stormy night as Leo was closing
9:15 his shop he noticed smoke coming from the
9:16 the
9:19 bakery he rushed inside and saw that a
9:22 small fire had started near the oven he
9:24 quickly grabbed water and managed to
9:26 stop the Flames but much of his
9:30 equipment was damaged the next morning
9:31 when the town's people heard about the
9:36 fire they came to check on him some said
9:40 oh no what will Leo do now others
9:43 whispered maybe this is the end for
9:46 him Leo felt heartbroken but not
9:50 defeated he stood outside his Bakery and
9:53 said this is just a challenge I've faced
9:56 struggles before and I will face this
9:59 too I Won't Give Up
10:01 he took a deep breath and began making a
10:04 plan he calculated how much money he had
10:07 saved and realized it wasn't enough to
10:08 replace all the
10:12 equipment for a moment fear crept in but
10:15 Leo remembered his journey how he
10:17 started with nothing but a dream and hard
10:18 hard
10:22 work instead of sitting and worrying Leo
10:25 asked for help he approached Mr Anderson
10:28 who had retired and said sir I need advice
10:30 advice
10:32 what would you do if you were
10:37 me Mr Anderson smiled and said Leo you
10:38 already know the
10:41 answer you've taught yourself that
10:45 nothing is free work harder believe in
10:48 yourself and people will believe in you
10:52 too inspired Leo decided to rebuild he
10:55 didn't wait for someone to rescue him he
10:57 started baking at home again with the
11:00 little equipment he had left he told his
11:04 customers I won't let you down I'll keep
11:07 serving you even if it's just a small
11:08 amount for
11:11 now the town's people admired his
11:14 courage many of them started helping him
11:17 some donated ingredients others gave
11:19 small amounts of money and a few offered
11:21 their time to help him clean and repair
11:25 the bakery Leo realized something
11:28 important when you work hard and never
11:31 give up people notice they want to help
11:34 someone who helps themselves after
11:37 months of hard work Leo reopened his
11:41 Bakery it was better than ever he
11:44 painted the walls added new decorations
11:45 and even introduced new items like
11:50 cupcakes and muffins his customers were
11:52 Overjoyed on the day of the grand
11:56 reopening the town's mayor came and said
11:58 Leo you are a true inspiration you've
12:00 shown us all that with determination
12:03 anything is possible Leo stood in front
12:05 of the crowd and said I want to thank
12:09 each one of you you've taught me that
12:13 nothing in life is free not success not
12:15 respect not
12:18 love everything must be earned with hard
12:20 work patience and
12:24 persistence never let failure stop you
12:26 every challenge is just a step to something
12:27 something
12:29 greater from that day
12:32 Leo's Bakery didn't just sell bread it
12:36 became a symbol of Hope people from
12:37 other towns started visiting to meet the
12:41 young man who never gave up Leo's story
12:46 teaches us that one dreams are not free
12:48 they require hard work and
12:52 sacrifice two failure is not the end
12:55 it's a chance to learn and grow stronger
12:58 three help yourself first when people
13:01 see your effort they will support you
13:05 four never give up the darkest moments
13:08 are often just before success Leo didn't
13:11 just build a bakery he built a life full
13:15 of purpose respect and pride and so can
13:17 you whatever your dream is don't stop
13:22 chasing it remember nothing is free but
