61. THE CRAFTY TRADER #Inspirational Moral Stories

 

61. THE CRAFTY TRADER #Inspirational Moral Stories

 

Before leaving his farm for several days, a farmer told his son that a cattle

trader would be visiting them. The father said: ‘Offer our three cows to the

trader for two hundred ducats and nothing less!’ The very next morning, the

trader came. After inspecting the cows, he agreed to pay the price asked of

him. Then, he began untying the cows to lead them away, when the farmer’s

son insisted that he had to make the payment before he took the cows.

The trader held on to the three cows, saying that he was not carrying any

money but would bring it later. The farmer’s son still did not agree, so the

crooked trader offered a guarantee. Releasing his hold on one cow, he offered

to leave it behind!

The simple boy agreed to this. The trader took away two cows without

paying a single ducat, and never showed his face again!

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