1. The rich man and the Cobbler
The rich man and
the Cobbler
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2. The rich man and the Cobbler
The rich man and the Cobbler
Once, a certain young man inherited a fortune from his
grandfather who had passed away. He became a very walthy man
overnight. He never had to waork anymore.
He lived in a very big house with a
swimming pool and a tennis
court. Every evening, he invited his
frineds to his house for a
party. They had a wonderful time eating,
singing and dancing.
Although he was rich, he always appeared to be sad. He did
not smile or laugh for a long time.
He could not sleep at night because he was worried that
someone might steal his money. During the day, he could not
sleep either, becasue of the singing and noises coming from the
neighbour's house.
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3. The rich man and the Cobbler
His neighbour was a cobbler. Although he earned just enough
to feed his family, he was a happy-go-lucky man. It was such a
joy to see him singing or whistling while he was working till late at
nigh.
The rich man was irritated at the cobbler's singing. “I have to
go and shut him up!” shouted the rich man angrily.
On reaching the cobbler's house, the rich man asked, “Mr
Cobbler, seeing that you're working so hard, are you earning
enough to feed your family?”
“Enough, my frined,” relied the cobbler. “But no extra dor any
saving.”
“How sad! Said the rich man. “You are an honest and
hardworking man. Please accept this bag of gold coins as a gift
from me.”
“Thank you, Sir. You're very kind,”
said the cobbler with a big
smile.
Enough the rich man had left,
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4. The rich man and the Cobbler
the cobbler quickly kept the money in a cupboard.
For the rest of the day, the cobbler could not work properly as
him mind was on the bag of gold coins. There was no msre
singing.
At night, the cobbler could not sleep properly. He would
repeatedly dream of someone stealing the money in the
cupboard. Then he would wake up suddenly covered with sweat.
“I must hide the money elsewhere,” thought
the cobbler. He dug a hole under a mango tree
behind his house, and hid the money there.
The cobbler had become a changed man. He
could not concentrate on his work and he
could not sing anymore. At night, he could not
sleep because he was worried that a cat or dog would dig up the
bag of gold and hide it somewhere else.
“What should I do? Moaned the cobbler with anguish. “Return
the money?”
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5. The rich man and the Cobbler
The next morining, the cobbler dug up the bag of gold and
took it to the rich man's house.
“Sir, I'm here to return the bag of gold,” said the cobbler.
“Ever since I received this money, I've been having sleepless
nights and I could not work prorely. It has brought misery to me
and my family.”
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