Page 31 - Moral Stories Vol 2

He dozed off on a branch and saw the same two figures.
Karman: “Kartah, why did you give this fellow Somilak five hundred gold coins? Don’t you know that he doesn’t get a thing beyond food and clothes?”
Kartah: “Friend Karman, I am forced to give to the hard working. The final result is your business. So why blame me?”
When poor Somilak heard this, he looked for his bag of gold and found it empty. He became very sad and thought
Somilak: “Oh, dear! What good is life to meifIlosemymoney? Iwillhangmyself from this banyan tree and end my life.”
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