“7th story”
First published; Sep.28.2017
Once upon a time,
a poor man lived in a tiny house with his wife and five children. The house was too small and it only had one room. They used the little space as their kitchen, living room, and bedroom.
He had a cow, a goat, and a few chickens in his small yard. Their living space put them under pressure. It was difficult to fit all seven of them in one room. Therefore, they complained every night at sleeping time. One day he decides to go to the village’s wise man and ask him for a solution.
The wise man listened to his situation and said: “Bring the chickens to your room tonight to sleep with all of you.”
The poor man said: “But we already don’t have enough space for ourselves!”
The wise man said: “If you want your problem to be solved, do as I tell you.”
That night, the poor man brought the chickens inside the house.
The poor man and his family didn’t get a single minute of sleep that night. He went to see the wise man again the next day and told him about their difficult night.
The wise man said: “Tonight, you should bring the goat and the chickens to your room.”
The wise man said: “Tonight, you should bring the goat and the chickens to your room.”
The poor man left angrily but did what he was told. That night was even worse.
The next day he went to see the wise man again.
The wise man said: “Tonight, your cow is coming to your room as well as the goat and the chickens.”
The poor man mumbled and left. That tiny room didn’t have enough space to fit the cow so everyone stood side by side until the morning.
The next day the wise man said: “Tonight, take all of your animals outside and sleep without them, come to me tomorrow and let me know what happened.”
The poor man and his family slept comfortably all night without any problems. The next morning, he went to the wise man and said that he never had such a wonderful sleep in years.
The wise man said: “This is exactly how we are. When we have something, we don’t appreciate it. If we lose it then we realize how precious it was. We need to be patient and thankful for what we have.”
Dear friends don’t forget to read my books.
I love this Laleh, You brought a smile to my face 🙂
appreciate your kindness.
Great fable !
Thank you dear friend☺
What a well written story about patients and appreciations.☺
Thanks glad to have your supports❤
A lovely fable – thanks for sharing 🙂
Thanks for your comment☺
Nice version of one of my favourite stories. Will follow, thanks for following mine.
My pleasure. Thanks for following.☺
Lovely narrative! 🙂
Thank you Indira.
So very true! These words of wisdom should be engraved on our hearts.
You are right. Thanks.
My pleasure.
Well said. Thanks laleh
Thank you dear Fatima.
Reblogged this on Have We Had Help? and commented:
I love tales like this one from Laleh in Iran 😉
Thank you dear friend.
I enjoyed reading it again 😉
Thanks Jack.☺
Reblogged this on O LADO ESCURO DA LUA.
Thank you for reblog. So nice of u.☺
This was such a good story with a valuable lesson.
Thank you for reading.☺
This is a wonderful story. I really enjoyed it. Thank you.
minor edit: “man and [ask] him”
Also, if you introduce dialogue with a verb (e.g., said), a comma should follow the verb, not a colon.
Thank you for your suggestion. Appreciate it.☺
Thanks for linking up to my short story contest.
Thank you.☺
Very nice. Things and experiences are relative. Something is bad in comparison of something good. Darkness is the zone of minimum light, but the light is still there. Your story explains this idea so well.
Thank you for your comment, means a lot.☺
Brilliant parable. Well done.
Thank you very much.☺
great message
Thanks for your comment☺
Wonderful story. Well spoken.
Thank you☺
Hi Laleh: I enjoyed this story very much and I also re-blogged it, it has a great lesson!Thank you!
Thanks so much😍
Hi, Laleh. Nice to meet someone from Iran, and to see this old proverb too.
Thanks for following my blog, which is much appreciated.
Best wishes, Pete.
Thanks dear friend 🙂
What a beautiful cow. Great story.
Thanks dear friend.☺️
Amazing story, dear Laleh! Nice to e-meet you! 🙂
Best regards,
Maria
Thanks Maria for stopping by.❤️
🙂 I’m glad you have found my blog, as I’m interested in Iranian culture & traditions & costumes and it was a big problem for me to find somebody who could enlighten me about these topics.
That is so nice of you.😍
Thank you Stevie.☺️
Excellent story, sending a great message.
Thanks dear Eugenia❤️
It is a great post with a great message! Thank you for sharing!
Thanks for reading dear ❤️
Reblogged this on huggers.ca and commented:
excellent story
Thanks a lot dear Matthew. That was very kind of you.😊
So much to appreciate when we realize the alternative situations “could be much worse!!” Thanks again for a lesson within a great story, Laleh. ❤️
Love u Robin❤️
Love u Laleh. ❤️
Reblogged this on Blue Dragon Journal.
Thank you my dear friend.
Now that is a message to be shouted out loud!
Appreciate it my dear friend.
Did not see where that was going. Gratitude is so important. Thank you for the reminder.
Thank you my dear friend to share your kind words.
Lovely read – enjoyed that. I’m an optimistic person but we are humans are inherent with not appreciating what we have forsaking our luck at what we ‘don’t have’. Thanks.
Thanks so much for your positive comment.
I love reading these. Thank you.
That’s very kind of you.
So true. Being grateful for what we have is a sure way to an abundant life
Thank you for reading and commenting dear Ashok.
Always a pleasure Laleh.
❤️😘🤗
🤗
Loved it 👌🏻❤️
Thank you dear.
A very disturbing story of the way in which the “wise men” in our society maintain the poor in poverty. While they guard the wealth for themselves, they say: “Be contented with your lot. It could be much worse.”
Yes that defination is great too. We can learn so many different thing from each story. Thank you Rosaliene dear.
rocked to your roll
but life has indeed taken
somewhat of a toll!
Thank you John.
yw. things about mountains and mohammed abound within my muddled mind.
And for many others, lol.
🙂 I’m glad there are no chickens in the house today! Something I hadn’t thought of earlier!
LOL, true.
Laleh this is a wonderful life lesson. The wiseman was clever. It is important to appreciate what we do have they had a house to sleep. Bringing the farm animals in shifted focus. They had shelter. He soon realized it was bigger and quieter then he thought when they got a good nights rest.
Thanks so much for reading. Appreciate your comment which always explains wonderfully.❤️
You are always welcome, Laleh.
It is truly a pleasure. 💜🌸
Pleasure is mine dear.❤️
😊💜
A very wise and profound story. Thank you.
Thanks so much Peter.😍
Wow what a wise story
👌👌👌
Thank you dear.🌹
Certainly a tough advise from the wise man, but gratitude and appreciation wins over complaining.
True in both ways, I understand. Thanks sweetheart.❤️
Thankful for everything indeed! Don’t sweat the small stuff, and try not to lose sight… of the little things! Blessings!
Thanks Warren, yes we should stay grateful. Appreciate your visit.🌹
You’re welcome!
🌷
Love the story. Beautiful. And thank you for visiting me 🤗🌹
My pleasure dear, appreciate your kind words.❤️
❤
The wise man was right in one thing: we don’t appreciate what we have, we can’t enjoy having things, we just want them to have more and more. And we will never satisfy saturation with purchases, newer models are produced. Science through wisdom goes best to people.
Regards
Thanks for your beautiful description dear. Much appreciate it.❤️🌹
A beautiful story, Laleh! I remember this one from my childhood; it was telecasted on television. Great Post!
That’s wonderful, I love stories. Thanks so much dear.❤️
Me too! You are most welcome. 🙂
🌹❤️
Love this😍😍😍
Thanks dear Kieran.❤️
There is a kind and gentle wisdom in your beautiful stories.
Thanks so much dear for your kind words, means a lot.❤️
https://worldphoto12.wordpress.com/2019/12/15/traduttore-del-sito-per-la-comunita-translator-site-for-community/
https://worldphoto12.wordpress.com/2020/03/21/storia-milano-peste-del-1630/
Thanks for sharing dear.🌹
🙂
Love the poor/wise man story, Laleh. Very much! >-I
Appreciate your kindness dear.🌺
Wonderfully woven story with a great message. Loved it Laleh ❤
It’s super kind of you my dear.💕
Wise indeed! Thanks for sharing this brilliant story, Laleh 🙂
Means a lot sweetheart.🌷
This tale cleverly illustrates the concept of perspective and gratitude. By exacerbating their situation temporarily, the wise man instilled in the family a newfound appreciation for their prior circumstances, a valuable lesson in recognizing and cherishing what we have.
Appreciate, reading my posts and commenting.❤️
Nice story.
Thank you.🌷
Another wonderful lesson for us, Laleh. Thank you.
Thank you dear Janet.🌷
🙏😍
Such an encouraging story. It fills my day with a more energized step. Thank you Laleh.
Appreciate your kindness dear.🙏😍
A lovely bedtime story with the great pictures!
Gwen.
Appreciate your kindness dear.🌷
What a wonderful story in appreciation Laleh. Thanks you for a great story💕
Thanks a million, beautiful.❤️
It’s my please always Laleh!!! 💕
😘😘😘
The power of words and a story… well told
Keep inspiring, Laleh
Best wishes from the First City to see the light
PPS
Don’t worry about the world ending today…
it’s already tomorrow in scenic and tranquil ‘little’ New Zealand
Thank you dear friend.