Stuart's Daily Word Spot (Antonyms): Laborious/Easy

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Laborious/Easy
Laborious: adjective - assiduous, industrious,hard-working; characterized by or involving labour or exertion; necessitatinglabour in execution.
Easy: adjective - comfortable, quiet, tranquil; characterized by ease orrest; conducive to ease or comfort; an action or task that can be completedwith little effort.
'As the eldest daughter, Dubaku,was forced into the laborious task of providing water for the whole family bywalking two miles each way to the well, carrying two ewers, four times everyday.'
'Fadil led an easy life,as a married man with three wives and seven daughters, he had nothing to do allday but sit and talk with his contemporaries, whilst the women did all the workand kept him fed and comfortable.'  
1431 - King Henry VI ofEngland was crowned king of France; just think, if subsequent wars hadn'tintervened, the English and French would now be a single nation!
1631 - Mount Vesuvius,Italy erupted, destroying 6 villages and killing 4,000 local inhabitants. Itwas this eruption that led to the discovery of Pompeii. There is strongevidence to suggest it will erupt again in the near future, which, with over2,000,000 people living within the immediate vicinity, could cause significantloss of life.
1653 - Oliver Cromwell wassworn in as English Lord Protector, ostensibly replacing the late King CharlesI as head of the nation. As usually happens with leaders, he quickly forgot hisdislike of dictatorship and became a tyrant.