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Articles: Moral Stories | Pebble story
- Mr. Bujjodu
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Many years ago in a small Indian village, a farmer had the misfortune ofowing a large sum of money to a village moneylender.
The moneylender, who was old and ugly, fancied the farmer's
beautifuldaughter. So he proposed a bargain. He said he would forgo the farmer'sdebt if he could marry his daughter.
Both the farmer and his daughter were horrified by the proposal. So thecunning money-lender suggested that they let providence decide the matter.
He told them that he would put a black pebble and a white pebble into anempty money bag. Then the girl would have to pick one pebble from the bag.If she picked the black pebble, she would become his wife and her father'sdebt would be forgiven.
If she picked the white pebble she need not marryhim and her father's debt would still be forgiven. But if she refused topick a pebble, her father would be thrown into jail.
All the villagers were standing on a pebble strewn path in the
farmer'sfield. As they talked, the moneylender bent over to pick up two pebbles.
As he picked them up, the sharp-eyed girl noticed that he had picked up twoblack pebbles and put them into the bag. He then asked the girl to pick apebble from the bag. Now, imagine you were standing in the field.
What would you have done if you were the girl? If you had to advise her,what would you have told her?
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