Once upon a time, in a peaceful village, lived two brothers. Elder brother was kind and hardworking, while younger one was lazy and selfish.
One day, elder brother ventured into forest to gather firewood. As he was cutting woods, he heard a faint cry. Curious, he followed the sound and found a small bird trapped in a thorny bush.
Carefully, he freed the little bird and watched it fly away happily.
To his amazement, he saw that bird soon returned and dropped a tiny golden pumpkin seed at his feet as token of gratitude.
Elder brother took that seed and planted it in his garden.
After weeks, when pumpkin grew large and became enormous. Then came day of harvest. As soon as he cut pumpkin, he found that it was filled with gold coins and jewels.
When younger brother came to know about this, he wanted to have same fortune.
He rushed to forest, searching for trapped bird to free. After hours of searching, he finally found one little bird trapped inside thorny bushes.
He freed bird and started waiting for his reward. Bird returned and dropped seed as gratitude.
Young brother happily collected that seed and went to his house. He planted that seed and started waiting for it to grow into large pumpkin.
After weeks, that seed turned into enormous pumpkin. Younger brother harvested it and cut into it, only to find it filled with stones and insects.
Seeing this, he realized that bird has sensed his selfish intentions and because of that he was left with such reward.
He felt ashamed and from that day onwards, he changed his ways, became kind and hardworking like his elder brother.
Learning:
True Rewards come to those who act with Kindness and Sincerity, while Selfish motives lead to Disappointment. Good intentions shape a better future.
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