204th story
First published; Feb.02.2023
Once upon a time,
An old man had a watermill beside a big river.
He made flour out of wheat. He owned one cow, eight sheep, a few hens, and forty palm trees. He was rich and had a comfortable life.
One day, a man riding on a donkey, holding a few camels and lots of big bags of gold, ran into the old man’s place. The man was running away from the king’s soldiers.
The thief said, “I would like to pass this river, and if you build a bridge for me, and hide me while it gets ready, I will give you a big bag of gold.”
After seeing the bag of gold, the old man got greedy and agreed to build a bridge for the thief so he could become richer.
The next day, the old man started cutting his palm trees one by one to build the column of the bridge.
The old man worked very hard all day and dreamed of living easily, without needing to work in his watermill, and of a more comfortable future.
The old man thought to himself that he wouldn’t need his animals anymore in the future, so he killed and ate them one by one, sharing with the thief.
To make the top part of the bridge, the old man had to use all the wood of his hut, and even his watermill.
The bridge was finished, and the thief was ready to pass the bridge and go as far as possible so the king’s soldiers wouldn’t put him in prison for stealing all the gold.
The thief said, “I will pass my camels first to make sure the bridge is strong enough, then I will come back to take my donkey and give your share of gold.”
The thief began passing the bridge, and when he went to the other side safely, he started a fire and destroyed the bridge.
The fire brought attention to the kingdom, and the king’s soldiers found out that the thief was hiding there, and the old man helped him to run away.
Not only did the old man lose his beautiful watermill, hut, animals, and comfortable life, but he also went to prison for the rest of his life.
abet and let evil amok
shock to ya system
but count on this
everything matters
hair of your hide
that bridge was too damn wide
Appreciate your constant kindness.🌷
sometimes., good imagery.
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here in utah we have a plethora of harley and parley. ah so his name is harley ! well i do no tlike him. ha h aha
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Loved this story, Laleh!
Means a lot dear. Sunith.
A hard lesson to learn.
Thanks so much sweetheart.🌺
You’re welcome ☺️
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Come sempre amica bella sai cogliere attraverso la semplicità del racconto i ‘peccati’ umani di sempre e più che mai della nostra odierna società.
Un grande abbraccio 💕
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Greediness destroyed the old man’
s beautiful life
What a shame.
Marvellous story, great lesson.
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WOW Laleh, what a powerful story. What a great lesson about how greed can definitely make us ungrateful for the things we have. Thank you so much for sharing this lesson today my friend. 🥰🙏🏼🌺
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Engaging story with a great lesson, Laleh.
Appreciate your support dear friend.🌷
oh that’s so sad and yet what you reap you sow!!! Great story Laleh!!! 💞
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Of course.. well deserved!!! 💞
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Great story! thank you for adding the pictures
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Good story. Worth a good read!
Means a lot dear.🌺
Un caro e caloroso saluto dall’Italia.
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Laleh, this story shares a vital lesson to be learned from in today’s world. Indeed, greed feeds a darkness, which will always be filled with ingratitude.
Thanks so much dear, appreciate it.🌷
This tale can teach us a lesson. Not just that greed makes us ungrateful, it also makes us blind.
True- us, humans are very strange. We can easily forget what is the actual purpose of being a human.😍
Luckily life reminds us of that purpose. If we don’t listen to life, we reap what we sow. 🙂
I agree, and it usually reap us no matter what.😂😂❤️
That’s true. 😃
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A story with a beautiful lesson! Greed will definitely bring about downfall
Thank you sweetheart.🙏
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Or the other way around- ungratefulness becoming greedy..
Appreciate your kind visit.❤️