A darning needle thought herself to be so elegant and proud, and believed she was unfit for ordinary sewing. However, when she was used to sew the cook’s slipper, she broke. The cook tried to reuse her by fixing her to a handkerchief, but while speaking proudly to a pin, she fell into the sink and floated away. As she journeyed through the dirty water, she saw chips, straws, and even a shiny piece of broken glass, which she mistook for a diamond. How does the journey of the darning needle end? Does her pride ever fade? What final adventure awaits this needle who once dreamed of greatness? Read this clever and humorous tale to discover how even the smallest things can believe themselves grand and what happens when pride goes floating downstream.