Story 010:Two Brothers

The story is told about two brothers working together on the family farm. One was married and had a large family. The other was single.

At the day’s end, the brothers shared everything equally, harvest and profit.

Then one day the single brother said to himself, “It’s not right that we should share equally the harvest and the profit. I’m alone and my needs are simple.” So each night he took a sack of grain from his storage and brought it into his brother’s storage.

Meanwhile, the married brother said to himself, “It’s not right that we should share the harvest and the profit equally. After all, I’m married and I have my wife and children to look after me in years to come. My brother has no one, and no one to take care of his future.” So each night he took a sack of grain and dumped it into his single brother’s storage.

Both men were puzzled for years because their supply of grain never dwindled. Then one dark night the brothers bumped into each other. Slowly it dawned on them what was happening. They dropped their sacks and embraced each other.