Tortoise And The Old Man

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Once upon a time in a very small village, there lived an old man with his family of six, four girls and his beloved wife and Mr Tortoise with his family of four, 2 girls and his lovely wife. Mr Tortoise and his family were one of the average family living well in the village while in the other hand the old man was very poor struggling to survive every single day with his family.

Mr Tortoise is a farmer and his wife sells food in their village while in the other hand the old man is a Fisherman and his wife was doing nothing as they don't even have anough to eat. Somedays they don't even eat at all. So one Faithful day, it happen that the boundary between their village and the next village was noticed to be a huge fishing spawn. People notice there are lots of fish there and told the king the information. So the king and the elders of the village called out to the neighboring village for a meeting to settle how both communities can partake in the huge blessing happenings in their boundary.

So after the meeting was called, all agreements were made for both villages to go fish without any restrictions.

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After hearing the huge happenings, the old poor man decided to go give it a try. One day very early in the morning as the oldman was about to go fishing, he saw tortoise walking direct to him. At first he was worried if he's daughters has done anything wrong to anyone in the village. little did he know that tortoise was actually there to make deals with him as to join him to the river to partake in the Miracles he himself as been hearing about.

Tortoise asked him if he can go with him to the river since the old man happens to have a net and tortoise promised to buy a new net as soon as it's harvest time. So the old man agree that tortoise will paddle him. So the old man planed that they meet the next day for the fishing but tortoise will not agree as he could no longer wait after hearing everything about the place. How people are making alot from just fishing and he couldn't just wait besides, he is very free and not doing anything that period. So the old man agreed and they went for fishing that day.*

To cut the Long story sort, when they threw the net in the river, they notice the net wasn't moving and so the old man try so hard to pull out the net but it was too tight and tortoise tried assisting but he was just so tied and suggested they give up. The old man will not buy to the idea as it was the only net he had and could not stand to lose it even as the net is very old and week. The old man decided to enter the water to know what's stopping the net from being pulled up. so tortoise said he will stay right in the boat waiting. So the old man jumped into the water while tortoise waited for his return. He waited and waited and couldn't wait any longer so he concluded the old poor man was dead so the left without him.

Meanwhile down in the water, the old man is experiencing what he has never in his entire life experienced. Immediately when he jumped in to the water, he saw himself in another world. The underwater world, where He saw a very pretty young lady and he was trying to let her know he means no harm and these were his exact words "please ma'am I'm a very poor man in my village and I don't mean you any harm, I'm just looking for my net I don't know if you have seen it please help me that's my only hope for my family, without it I'm gone" so after seeing how miserable the old man is, she decided to take him to her queen.

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Then getting to the Queen he repeated the exact words to her and she felt pity for him. So she gave him a golden spoon and Instructed him on how to use it. He was so thankful and left with the spoon. Coming out only to find out tortoise has left with the boat so he had to swim to the shores and walked back home. Getting home he called his family and told them everything that had happened and so they decided to give it a try.

Spoon spoon do your work he said and there was aboundant of food all round the house.

They were so happy and so he decided to share the good fortune with the villagers and so he call out to everyone to meet at the market square in three days time as he want to share with them, aboundant food. When that faithful day came, he could see only few that just came to see what the old man as not because they believed what he said to be true. spoon spoon do your work the old man said and there was food everywhere, people who came just to see benefited and were regretting why they didn't carry baskets to gather more.*

The whole news was spread to the entire village of what happened at the market square which caused the people to push tortoise's wife to pressuring tortoise, telling him to look at how he when to fishing with someone and the person came back with fortuns but him with bad luck. On hearing all of these from his wife, he desided to go fishing on that same spot. So he hired net in the village and went to fishing with his wife. On getting to the place and spreading the net, it hooked at the same spot and he jumped in and his wife left just as planned.

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On getting to the underwaters, he saw the same girl as of the old man and he told her he wanted what they gave to the old man and so she directed him to the Queen. On hearing how greedy tortoise was, she gave him a Cain and Instructed him on how to use it.. on getting out from the water with no delay he did exactly how he was instructed and the Cain split into thousands and started wiping the hell out of him.. After a long Struggle and finally stoping the Cain he decided to go home with the Cain. He said to himself his family must have a share of it was as well.

So on getting home they where all set waiting for the good news. He called them in and letting them know he doesn't want anyone to benefit so they should lock the doors. Cain Cain do your work and there was a hell on Earth that day for them.*

After stopping the Cain and everyone was crying and hating themselves they decided the King and the villagers must also test of it and so they call out to everyone in the village to meet at the market square in three days time. They couldn't wait till that day knowing fully well they missed the old man's share and they can't bare to miss this one.

On that painful day, everyone gatherd with baskets and bags including the king and this elders. Palace guards with bags and maids with baskets, old people, blind people and deaf people as well. Tortoise climb the tree so as not to partake twice and he shouted Cain Cain do your work and everyone saw the hell of there life that painful day.

Because of this act, Mr Tortoise and his family was baned from the community never to return again, so before he left, he went to that same spot and throw away the cain.

THE END

Moral Leasing:

Avoid greed

Be kind and respectful

Be patient and humble