A rich man wanted to give a great feast to his friends. He got all kinds of dishes prepared but he could not get fish. He offered a reward to the man who would bring it.After some time a fisherman brought a big fish. But the gate keeper would not let him in till he had promised to give him half the reward.The fisherman agreed. The rich man was pleased and wanted to give him a lot of money, but the fisherman refused to take it. Instead, he demanded a hundred lashes on his back. The rich man was shocked! At last the rich man ordered a servant to give him a hundred lashes. When the fisherman had received fifty, he asked them to stop as he had a partner in the business.It was the gate keeper. The rich man understood the whole thing. He was given the remaining fifty lashes and dismissed. Now the gatekeeper realized that, due to his greed, he had earned fifty lashes on his back! He decided not to be greedy again!
Posted on: Sun, 16 Mar 2014 09:42:48 +0000
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