The Magic Pumpkin Seeds
Ever so long ago,
there lived two poor brothers who grew together.
The elder brother Rajeev was cunning by nature,
but the younger brother was not.
One day, Rajeev got married to a wealthy,
and Sanjeev to a poor girl.
Hey, brother,
I'm moving to my wife's big house,
You shall never come seeking my help,
under any circumstances.
said the cunning brother, and he left.
What shall we do for our living, honey?
This house is all we got.
Don't worry!
Let us grow some plants around our house and harvest them.
Sounds like an idea, to me.
So, did the couple and lived a peaceful life.
One day,
a little multi-coloured sparrow came flying to Sanjeev's house,
with a broken leg.
Oh, poor sparrow!
Wait,
I'll bring him some medicine.
The couple treated the sparrow and made him
rest in a cardboard box, to heal.
I've never seen such a sparrow in my life.
Yes, he looks beautiful.
Not too long, the sparrow heeled completely.
He waved goodbye and flew,
And, that evening,
the sparrow left a small bag for the couple.
Honey,
the kind sparrow as left a few pumpkin seeds for us.
Sweet, we shall sow them in our garden.
The couple planted the seeds and watered it.
The next day,
Oh! What a miracle!!
The pumpkins are completely grown, in a single day.
Wow! We shall cook one for us.
Yes, yes, sounds like an idea.
Sanjeev cut open the pumpkin, and...
The couple hurried
and cut opened the other pumpkins, as well.
All their pumpkins were loaded with gold and precious jewels.
With all those jewels,
the couple became wealthy,
like never before.
The news reached Rajeev and his wife.
This shouldn't have happened.
I order you to find the magic sparrow,
break its leg and bring it to me.
So did the servants.
And, everything happened once again.
Rajeev and his wife planted the seeds
and went sleepless that night.
The next day,
We're rich! We're rich!
Yelled Rajeev, in joy.
The couple cut opened the pumpkins,
and fumes started coming out of it.
And,
All their wealth got destroyed,
and the couple became poor as a church mouse.
Kids, what have we learned from the story?
Both the couples, in the story, got their deserving pay for their deeds
So, kids, remember, you will reap what you sow.