Anasuya Rout

Children Stories Classics Inspirational

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Anasuya Rout

Children Stories Classics Inspirational

Greedy woman

Greedy woman

5 mins
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In a village, two brothers lived in a family. The elder brother was very clever and his wife was also intelligent. They spent their intelligence and earned good money in business and usury and lived comfortably.


 The younger brother was dependent on his elder brother after his mother left. He was very simple and innocent. He stayed at home and did what his brother-in-law told him to do. He could not do anything with his intelligence. Especially to collect firewood from the forest for his brother-in-law.

In time, the younger brother got married. The elder brother-in-law saw a simple girl from his father's home village and got married to him. Whatever he said to her, she did not say anything.


 For a few days, everyone lived happily together. The elder brother and his wife had to feed the elder brother.Although the younger brother's wife did all the housework, the elder brother's wife was not happy with her.


 One day they got into a fight and threw them out of the house. The elder brother could not stop his wife. They stayed in tents outside the house. There was nothing to eat or cooking utensils. They drank water for two days. On the third day, they could not bear the hunger in their stomachs.


 The younger brother's wife did some work in another house and brought rice. There was no cooking pot or firewood. The younger brother always went to the forest to fetch firewood. He found that work the easiest. He went to the forest to fetch firewood.


 He was carrying a load of dry wood in the forest. He thought that he would buy some firewood from the market. He put his load down and went out to buy firewood. As he had no money, he thought that he would return home with firewood.


 Seeing the load of firewood, some people came to him to buy it. younger brother earned some money by selling firewood. He bought some cooking materials and went home. His wife wait for him. When he came, both of them cooked and ate.

The younger brother was always going to the jungle by collecting firewood. He was earning his livelihood by selling firewood. Gradually, they lived comfortably in his hut .


 Once the younger brother was gathering firewood in the forest when he heard the sound of some wild animal

 He left and looked around in fear. Slowly he heard the sound near him. Thinking it was a tiger or a bear, he climbed a tree to save his life.


 But he saw the sound and knew that the group of thieves was coming. Seeing various weapons in their hands, he sat quietly on the tree. The group of thieves sat under the tree and counted the gold, silver and money they had stolen. He had a big gun. On seeing the gun, the younger brother thought that if they see me here today, it will be the last day of my life. He called God to save him in fear.

The morning has come and he left the house. It is time to go home. The sun has fallen but the thieves

 In fear, he sat on the tree. After some time, everyone went towards a cave. There was an invisible door in the cave.


 The chief among the thieves stood in front of the cave and said, "Alice's father, the thief is opening the door."

 A huge piece of stone opened with a loud noise. Thieves entered it, put gold and silver and came out for a while.

 After the door was closed, they left the place.


 The younger brother was sitting on the nearby tree and watching everything. After they left, he stood in front of the cave and said.

 "Alice's father, the thief is opening the door." The stone made the same sound as the door and opened.


 This time the younger brother went into the cave and saw gold and silver kept separately in stone containers. He wrapped some of them in his rug and came out. Then how will the door be closed? Otherwise the thieves will know that someone has entered his secret cave. He could be caught stealing. He said again, "Alice, father, let the thief open the door." But the door remained open to no avail.

He remembered again what the thief was saying to close the door.. "Alice, father, let the thief close the door." This time the door was closed. Younger brother returned home happily. He sold gold and silver. He came in the time to time and stole it.


 The elder brother was surprised to see the younger brother's house. He wanted to make the same house and clothes. But the elder brother was dealing with interest in business. It was not possible to live like that. There was always a fight between husband and wife.


 "Elder brother wife asked to go to the forest to collect firewood like his younger brother. How is he earning so much wealth by going to the forest to collect fire wood?.You follow him."


 The older brother hid behind the younger brother. When he was gathering firewood, he saw him. After collecting firewood, the elder brother went to the cave and said, "Alice, father, the thief is opening the door." The elder brother was surprised to see the cave open. The younger brother went inside and left after a while.


 After the younger brother left, the cave was closed. After he left, the elder brother stood in front of the cave and said, "Alice, father, the thief is opening the door." When the door was opened, he was surprised to see so much gold, silver, and money. How could he steal all of them at once? He kept trying. Thieves came while he was in the cave for a long time. He saw his elder brother stealing and killed him there.


 (Extreme greed destroys.)


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