Greedy Boy:
Sam and Tom were identical twins. They were so similar that
even their mother, during her early days on earth, found it difficult to
distinguish at least one from the other.
However, they were very different from each other when it
came to everything other than their appearance. Sam had no friend, while Tom
was a great friendship builder. Sam loved sweets, but Tom loved spicy foods and
enjoyed sweets. Sam was Mummy's pet and Tom was Daddy's pet. While Sam was
generous and selfless, Tom was greedy and selfish!
As Sam and Tom grew up, their father wanted to share their
fate equally among them. However, Tom did not agree and argued that whoever
proves to be more intelligent and stronger would have to receive a larger share
of the wealth.
Sam agreed. His father decided to organize a competition
between the two. He asked the two sons to walk as long as possible and returned
home before sunset. The money will be divided in proportion to the distance
covered. As a rule of the competition, they were not allowed to carry the watch
to take care of time.
The next day, Sam and Tom set out for a walk. It was a sunny
day. Sam walked slowly and steadily, while Tom broke into a sprint as he bent
on winning the race and also winning a large portion of his father's money.
Sam knew that it would be ideal to walk until noon and start
for home in the afternoon because it would take the same amount of time to get
back home. Knowing this, Sam decides to return home in the afternoon to arrive
home on time.
However, Tom, greed to earn more money, did not attempt to
return home even after noon. He went twice as Sam, and he thought he would
still be able to return home before sunset. When he saw the sun in orange, he
returned. Unfortunately, he could not even make it home to the halfway house as
the sun set fire. Gradually the darkness widened his path and he had to drag
his weary legs back home.
He had lost the race. Only because of his greed. Greed leads
to loss.
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