July 11

Robert Bruce, King of Scotland, was born July 11, 1274. When he was almost licked by the English and about to give up the struggle, he learned the virtue of perserverance by watching a spider building its web. He then went right out and beat the English and regained his crown.
What happened to the spider is not definitely known, but someone probably stepped on it by mistake. Moral - there's always something.

-from How to get from January to December by Will Cuppy