One day, Jill wanted to make a purse to hold her cell phone. She asked Mother for a bit of spare fabric. Mum usually kept a bag of scraps of cloths from a seamtress friend. The pieces of fabric were too small to be made into clothing, but they could be used for art and craft projects.
“Sure, take your fill from the bag. You must pack up nicely and replace the bag into its original storage position after you’re done.”
Jill dived happily into her task. She sorted through the bag of cloth scraps and settled on a piece she liked. It was a synthetic fabric, coated with shiny paint.
Jill measured her cell phone against the fabric and cut it according, allowing a margin to sew the seams. Jill took out Mother’s sewing box and carefully choose a suitably colored thread to match the color of the fabric.
Jill was so absorbed in her task that she didn’t realise how quickly time flew by. Pretty soon, an hour passed and her handmade cell phone pouch was ready.
Jill immediately put her pouch to use. Alas, the fabric was of inferior quality and the paint started flaking off. Jill felt devastated that her precious work of art was deteriorating before her eyes. She started to cry.
Mother came to check on Jill and discovered what had happened.
“You can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear”, said Mother.
“What does that mean?” Jill didn’t understand the meaning of the proverb.
“It means you can’t make a beautiful purse out of an inferior material”, said Mother.
Jill’s eyes released a new flood of tears.
“Don’t fret. We’ll buy you a proper cell phone pouch when we next visit the shops.”
“Thanks, Mom, you’re the greatest”, said Jill.
Jill learned she couldn’t make a useful, pretty object out of a lousy fabric. She was glad she had Mother to explain to her the meaning of the proverb and the practical side of things.
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