84. The Hidden
Treasure
Once upon a time there
was a very hard-working farmer. He had a field which gave a rich crop of grapes
every year. He had three sons but none of them bothered to help their father in
his work. They were very easy-going kind of people. So, the farmer was very
worried about their future. One day, the farmer fell ill due to old age. He
called his son and said, “Dear sons! I doubt my end is near and before dying I
want to tell you that, in my grapery, there lies a hidden treasure. Dig it out
after my death.” Saying this, the old farmer died. After performing the last
rituals of their father, the sons began digging the vine-yard. They dug every
inch of it but found nothing. But the digging led to such a rich crop as had
never been there before even when their father was alive. So, the sons came to
know what their father meant by hidden treasure.
Moral: Hard labour is our
hidden treasure.
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