Fable
The Travelers and The Purse
Two men were traveling in company along the
road when one of them picked up a well-filled purse.
"How
lucky I am!" he said. "I have found a purse. Judging by its weight it
must be full of gold."
"Do
not say 'I have found a purse,'" said his companion. "Say rather 'we
have found a purse' and 'how lucky we are.' Travelers ought to share alike the
fortunes or misfortunes of the road."
"No,
no," replied the other angrily. "I found it and I am going to keep
it."
Just
then they heard a shout of "Stop, thief!" and looking around, saw a
mob of people armed with clubs coming down the road.
The
man who had found the purse fell into a panic.
"We
are lost if they find the purse on us," he cried.
"No,
no," replied the other, "You would not say 'we' before, so now stick
to your 'I'. Say 'I am lost.'"
Moral
- We cannot expect any one to share our misfortunes unless
we are willing to share our good fortune also.
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