Three Hundred Æsop's Fables/The Boy and the Nettles
THE BOY AND THE NETTLES.
A Boy was stung by a Nettle. He ran home and told his mother, saying, "Although it pains me so much, I did but touch it ever so gently." "That was just it," said his mother, "which caused it to sting you. The next time you touch a Nettle, grasp it boldly, and it will be as soft as silk to your hand, and not in the least hurt you."
Whatever you do, do with all your might.