THE MERCHANT AND HIS FRIEND

 

THE MERCHANT AND HIS FRIEND

Once there was a merchange. He had an iron wieght balance. One day he left for businss in another town. He left the wieght balance in the custody of his friend. The friend was dishonest. So he hid the wiehgt balance. 

When the merchant returne.d He asked his friend to give him the wieght balance. The friend pretended to cry. He said that the wieght balance was eaten away by a mice. The merchant relized that his friend was telling a lie. He went away and took a vow of reveng. 

After a few days he invited his friend's son for dinner. The merchant then, hid the boy in the basement of his house. The friend came to the merchant's house to take his son away. But the merchant said in a sad voice that a bird had taken his son away. 

The friend accused the merchant of kidnapping his son because no bird can fly off with a gron up boy. The merchant then said, "If mice can eat an iron wiehgt balance, why can't a bird fly off with a gronw up boy?" On hearing this his friend felt ashamed. He returned the wieght balance. In turn the merchant allowed the boy to go home.

Moral: Tit for Tat