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The Laconic Coach

A cricket coach who says little teaches a garrulous team the power of fewer words.

Scene 1

The team was garrulous; they chatted through every practice. Their new coach, Mr. Rao, was laconic. His only instruction on day one: "Watch the ball."

Scene 2

The captain wrote verbose strategy notes, ten pages long. Rao returned them with one line: "Too long. Play."

Scene 3

Rao was tenacious; every evening he made them practise in silence. In the final, the team played with calm focus and won. The jubilant players finally heard Rao say three words: "Well done, team."