The Farmer and The Well - Moral Story for Kids

A farmer in a village was looking for a water source for his small farm and bought a well from his neighbor.

The Farmer and The Well English Moral Story for Kids

The next day, the farmer came to draw water from his well. But the cunning neighbor refused to let him take water. The farmer asked, "Why are you not letting me take water." The neighbor replied, "I sold the well, not the water."

The farmer didn't know what to do. So, he went to the kingdom's emperor to ask for justice.

The Farmer and The Well Small Story

The emperor called Birbal, a clever courtier of Emperor Akbar, to solve the case. Birbal visited the neighbor and enquired him about the well.

Birbal visited his neighbor to inquire about the well. The cunning neighbor repeated his assertion, saying, "I sold the well, not the water. Therefore, he cannot use the water from my well." Birbal responded, "Since you have sold the well, you cannot keep the water in it. You either need to remove the water or use it all up. Otherwise, the water will belong to the farmer." Realizing that his clever trick had backfired, the neighbor apologized and went home.

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Moral of the Story:

• Cheating will not get you anything.
• Don't try to Cheat. You will end up paying for it regardless of how smart you think you are.
• Don't be greedy about anything.

Popular Quote:

Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed. - Mahatma Gandhi.

Greed makes man blind and foolish, and makes him an easy prey for death - Rumi.

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