78.
TOM’S CRUMBS #Inspirational Moral Stories
A poor,
hard-working woodcutter had a wife and seven children. He could
never
provide a decent meal to his family. Tearfully, he and his wife decided
to leave
their children in the forest. He felt that the children would survive on
fruits
there, but would definitely die of starvation with their parents. Tom,
their
youngest child, overheard them. Before they left, he stuffed his pockets
with
little white stones. From time to time, he dropped a stone on the path
behind.
Once the parents had gone after bidding farewell to their children, the
children
followed the white stones and returned home!
After
two days, the parents again went to leave the children. It was early
dawn and
Tom could not gather the stones. He dropped bread crumbs instead,
which
the birds ate up! This time, the children were truly lost. Scared of the
wild
beasts, they began to cry. Just then, they heard their parents crying out
for
them. Luckily, a woodsman had repaid an old debt to their father, and the
parents
had come to fetch their children back. They hugged their children,
and
vowed never to leave them again. That day, the rejoicing in their family
surpassed
a royal celebration.
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