Thursday, May 16, 2024

SHORT MORAL STORY

The foolish weaver
 
A weaver and his wife lived in a village. He went to the forest to get the wood he needed to repair his loom. As he began to chop the tree, a djinn appeared and asked him not to cut his abode. In return, the djinn offered to give anything that the weaver wanted. The weaver left the forest to discuss this with his wife. The greedy and dimwitted wife told the weaver to ask the djinn for an extra head and two extra hands so he could think more and work work more. 
The stupid weaver agreed and went back to the djinn, which immediately granted the wish. 
The weaver happily walked back to the village, where people thought him to be a monster and beat him to death. 
Moral: Lack of understanding, improper judgment and wrong decisions can lead to several missed opportunities and land anyone in trouble. 

An African folktale

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