The Man With The Coconuts

One fine day, a man goes to gather coconuts. He takes his horse along with a cart. Soon, the man reaches his destination along with his horse. He finds many coconut trees. He gathers as many coconuts as fast as he could. Quickly he loads all of them onto his cart. After gathering and loading his horse cart, he begins his journey back home.

By the time, the man comes to the main road, it was already afternoon. As he was slowly making his way back home, the man met a young boy. "How long do you think it will take me to reach my home?" the man asked. The boy carefully looks at the man's cart and then says, "If you go slowly, you'll reach home faster. But if you hurry, it will take twice the time." After saying that the boy quickly walked away.

Lies The man continued on with his coconuts and cart. But he could not forget what the young boy had told him. "If I go slow, I will reach faster? What kind of logic is that?" he wondered & never found an answer. Meanwhile, he rushed his horse. The more he rushed his horse, the more his journey was interrupted.

When the horse was rushed, a coconut fell off the cart. The man had to stop and pick them again. Finally, late at night, the man reached his home. Only after reaching his home later than expected, he understood what the little boy had meant.