The Brothers of Folktales

Mondo Culture Updated on 2024-02-01

Once upon a time, there were two brothers, the eldest was a domineering person, and the second was a mild-mannered person. After the death of their parents, the brothers divided the family property. The eldest divided all the good fields and houses into his own name, while the second child only got an ear room and an acre of thin fields.

One day, the second child heard a sparrow cry at home, and when he went out to look, he found that a young finch had fallen from the nest and broken his leg. He felt pity for the sight, so he picked up the young farrow, carefully wrapped it around its legs with strips of cloth, and put it back in the nest. The young finch quickly recovered its legs and flew as freely as any other sparrow.

When it was time to sow seeds in the spring, the sparrow flew to the windowsill of the second child's house with a watermelon seed in his mouth, put down the watermelon seed and flew away. The second child thought it was funny, so he planted this watermelon seed. Soon after, the seed germinated and a particularly strong seedling grew. Under the careful care of the second child, this seedling produced a huge watermelon. When the Mid-Autumn Festival came, he picked the watermelon and went home, and with a knife, he cut out a golden doll! He was very happy, and he lived a prosperous life from then on.

However, the boss has always believed that this is karma, believing that his actions are counterproductive, and that every day is not as good as the day. On the contrary, he always felt that it was bad luck that caused his current life to be unsatisfactory. Although his arrogance and domineering gave him some short-term benefits, he did not realize that he had lost his long-term blessings.

In this story, the kindness and wisdom of the second child are rewarded, and the lack of the boss's concept of cause and effect makes him lose the blessing he deserves. This tells us a truth: sow good because you get good results, and sow evil because you get evil rewards. We should cherish our actions and pursue true happiness.

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