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THE TSAR AND THE MUGIK #Inspirational Moral Stories
A
Russian peasant, a mugik, was hoeing the earth, when the great tsar came
and
asked him how much he earned. The mugik replied: ‘Eighty roubles,
Sire.’
The tsar asked: ‘What do you do with this money?’ The peasant
replied:
‘I spend a quarter on paying my taxes; I pay off my debts with
another
quarter; the third quarter I lend; and, throw the last quarter out of my
window.’
The tsar only understood about the taxes. The mugik explained:
‘By
looking after my father, I’m paying the debt I owe him for bringing me
up. I’m
loaning money to my son by looking after him, so that he will look
after me
when I’m old. The money that I’m throwing out is what I’m saving
for my
daughter’s marriage, who will leave me once she’s married!’
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