The Honesty (based on a medieval Arabic tale)

The Honesty (based on a medieval Arabic tale)

Muhammed Hashim 

Ist sem History

 

There was a king a long time ago. He was a great man who was loved and respected by his subjects. He expanded his territory by waging wars but was merciful even when he conquered other lands. This was because of his undying devotion to god. 

Sometimes, to investigate his subjects' well-being, he roamed through the streets of his kingdom in disguise. One such day, he passed by the house of a farmer. The farmer had some cows and goats. When he was eavesdropping on them, he heard a conversation between a mother and a daughter.

He heard the mother asking her daughter to add plain water to the milk. The daughter said to Mom that for today, don't we have sufficient for the sale? The mom replied that we could add some water to it. But the daughter said to her mom that we can't be dishonest with our business. If the king finds out we will be punished. The mom said to her "well, he is not here so we can add some".

The daughter replied that even if the king doesn't know surely the almighty God will know everything. The king heard everything and went back to his house. The next day he told his son to go out and ask her (the daughter of that farmer) hand in marriage to reward her for her honesty.

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