89. THE TSAR AND THE MUGIK #Inspirational Moral Stories

 

89. 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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