A Short Moral Story.
One day, a carpenter's goose which had laid six eggs died. The carpenter took the eggs to his neighbour who was a farmer, and said to him.
"My goose died and she had laid six eggs. Now, if you give the eggs to your broody hen, she would sit on them and they would hatch after about thirty days. If all the eggs hatched, you will have two of the goslings, and the other four will be mine".
The farmer looked at him incredulously and said.
"Oh, no. If all six goslings hatched, they will be shared equally between the two of us. I'll get three, and you'll get three".
The carpenter paused for a moment, then with no other choice, he agreed. He gave the eggs to the farmer and then left.
One month later, the carpenter returned to the farmer and said.
"I believe that all the eggs have hatched by now. So can I get my three goslings?".
However, the farmer scrunched up his face and said.
"I'm sorry, none hatched! It turned out that all the eggs were bad, so I threw them away!".
The carpenter did not look happy to hear that. He turned and walked away without uttering a word.
The following morning, the farmer heard a knock at his gate. When he opened the gate, he saw an old man dressed in an old black coat. The old man had a long white beard and wore a hat. He spoke in a hoarse voice.
"Hello, I am a farmer from a distant land who buys different types of poultry birds. I heard you're a farmer too. If you have goslings, I will buy them for a large sum of money".
The farmer smiled warmly and asked.
"How many goslings do you need?"
The old man asked back.
"How many have you got?"
The farmer responded.
"Six... six healthy goslings"
The old man then whistled,
"I need three, and I will pay handsomely for them".
The excited farmer rushed in and brought out three goslings, and gave them to the old man. Just then, something shocking happened.
The old man suddenly took off his hat and began pulling out his fake white beard, revealing his true identity. He wasn't old. He was actually a young man. The farmer couldn't believe who it turned out to be. He exclaimed shockingly,
"What? You?"
The man smiled and said,
"Are you surprised? Well, it's me, your neighbour... the carpenter. You think you're so smart, but you don't know anything! Now I have my three goslings. They've been shared equally between the two of us. Goodbye, greedy farmer!"
Moral Lesson: Don't lie, cheat or try to make a fool of others. People can be smarter than you think.
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