Saturday 22 March 2014

Story for Kids : Greedy Rich and Faithful Poor

A poor farmer was on his way. He found that there is purse on the roadside. He was poor and and also badly in need of money. But he was honest. He heard that a certain man had lost his purse and he offered a reward of ten rupee to the founder. So the farmer decided to return the purse to the person. 

The rich man was very happy looking to his lost purse. But he was a miser as well as greedy
and wanted to avoid paying the reward. So he just thanked the farmer and told him to go. But needy farmer ask for the reward. The greedy and miser man looking in his purse said that, " You must have taken your reword from the purse before retuning it to me." 

" No Sir, i have not even looked inside your purse. I have not return your purse for reward. It is my attitude. But i have very much need of money. Please give me my reward." Farner requested. 

" You are lying. You must taken your reword because my purse have five hundred and ten rupees when it lost. Now there is only five hundred rupees in it." Greedy man roared.

Poor man realizes that the rich man don't want to give reword. So he went to the judge in the village. Rich man also followed him and reach to the door of judge. The Judge saw that the farmer was honest and that rich man was lying. So the judge decided to teach a lesson to the miser rich man. 

" How much money did you purse contain ? " the judge asked the miser man.

" Five hundred and ten rupees. " miser man said.

" Are you absolutely sure ? " 

" Yes Sir."  

" Let me see the purse. "  Judge taken the purse from miser and after counting the money in the purse he again asked, " How much money did you purse contain ? " 

" Five hundred and ten sir and i am repeating it third time. " 

" Yes you correctly repeated the amount in your purse. But this purse contains only five hundred rupees and so this purse does not belong to you." Judge said gave the purse to the farmer.         

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