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The Hidden Treasure - Story

The Hidden Treasure Short Story on "The Hidden Treasure" Once there was a farmer who was very hard-working. He had developed a grapery which gave a rich crop of grapes every year. Unluckily his sons were very easy-going young men. They seldom cared to help their father in his work. So, the farmer was much worried about their future. Reaching a ripe old age, the farmer fell ill. It looked as if his end were near. So, he called his sons and said to them, “Dear sons ! my days are numbered. Before dying I want to tell you that in my grapery lies a hidden treasure. Dig it out after my death’ Saying so, the old farmer died. After performing the last rites of their father, the sons began digging the vine-yard. They dug every inch of it but found nothing. But the digging led to such a rich crop as had never been there before even in their father’s life-time. So, the sons came to know what their father meant by the hidden treasure. They had learnt that hard-work is the key to

One’s Nature Seldom Changes - Story

One’s Nature Seldom Changes Short Story on "One’s Nature Seldom Changes" You may be surprised to know that all ants were human-beings to begin with. They lived by tilling soil and raising crops just as farmers do even now. But not content with what they got through their labour, these farmers always had their eyes on the crops of their neighbours. Not only this, they even stole their crops whenever they got a chance. Thus they used to add to their own store. These acts offended the gods a lot and they complained against the thieving farmers to their chief—Jupiter. He was so angry that he changed these farmers into ants. But though these farmers had changed their form, yet their habit of thieving remained as it had been and it is the same even today. The ants go about corn-fields to gather grains which do not belong to them. Like customs, habits also die very hard. More Story