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THE KEY IN THE FLAX #Inspirational Moral Stories
A very
wealthy young man wanted to marry. He wanted a wife who was not
just
good and lovely, but also industrious. He visited the house of some
friends,
who had a daughter of marriageable age, without telling them about
his
intentions. He was surprised to find a large flax bundle, a spinning-wheel
and the
spinner stuck into the flax. He asked the mother if her daughter alone
spun and
wove the flax, saying it must be taking her a long time. The mother
wanted
him to think well of her daughter, and said: ‘She can do this very
fast!’
The rich youth pretended to believe her, but stole the key of their
storeroom
and hid it under the flax bundle. He left then, to return a month
later.
His friend’s mother said that their storeroom’s key was nowhere to be
found.
At once, the rich youth went to the flax bundle. Picking up the key
lying
there, he said: ‘Maybe your daughter spins and weaves very fast, but
she
doesn’t seem to work often!’
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