The Lazy Trader

There was a cloth trader who always carried large volumes of fabric in his cloth bag. He carried it every day to sell. One day, his bag had a tiny tear, but the trader ignored it and continued with his work. Slowly, the tear began to grow bigger and bigger, till all the fabric he was carrying fell through the hole.

The cloth bag had split open. The trader had to re-stitch the entire bag. He wasted a lot of time and effort.