There was once an old man and an old woman who lived in a hut near a rice field.
This was a hardworking couple. But, even though they worked hard all day long,
they were very poor. They worked hard in their field. They foraged in the forest for
plants, herbs, and firewood to sell. Still they remaihed poor.
One day, while the couple was cleaningaway a termite mound in the rice field, the old man stuck
something hard with his hoe. He dug the object up and found it to e a huge jar. How strange. Inside the
iar.was agreatquantity of gold !!!
The jar was filled with gold. The man called to his wife.
Old man: "Old woman, come quickly!
Someone has hidden a jar of gold in our rice field."
His wife hurried over and helped clear the dirt from around the jar. It was filled to the brim with gold.
The wife was delighted.
Old woman: "Old man, find something to carry this gold home!"
The old man shook his head.
Old man: "Dear Old woman, I do not think that is a good idea.
We should leave it here."
The old woman argued with the old man. But he spoke calmly to her.
Old man: "Old woman, if it belongs to us, it will come to us.
We cannot take what is not clearly ours."
Reluctantly the old woman agreed. She tried to convince the old man to change his mind on this matter,
but he remained firm.
When they arrived home, the old woman told her neighbors about their find.
They just laughed at her. Nobody believed her words. But one day some passing buffalo traders heard the
story. They found the termite mound and dug up the jar.
Gingerly they opened it, then jumped back in alarm.
Buffalo traders: "What'a lie! This is a huge snake."
In the huge jar they found, not gold, but a huge snake, lying coiled inside, filling the jar with its body.
Buffalo traders: "They can't get away with telling us such a lie. Let's teach that old couple a lesson."
Finding a strogg liana vine from the forest, they tied it around the jar and pulled it into their wagon. Late
that night, they dropped the jar right in front of the old couple's hut, they turned the jar onto its side,
removed the cover, and nudge open the old couple's door. Then they hurried away into the night, certain
that the snake would enter the house and strike the couple.
The next morning, the old woman got up before drawn as usual to prepare their breakfast. It was still
darkwhen she pushed open the door and stepped outside. She stumbled over something.
Old woman: "Ouch, Old man, I stumbled over something.
Could you bring a candle to see what it is?"
Her husband jumped from his sleeping mat and run to see what had happened.
There was the huge jar from the fieId, lying on its side right in front of their door.
Old man: "Who could have brought this to our door?
Who would have done such a thing?" (The old man was puzzled.)
They inspected the jar. It was filIed with gold
Oldwoman: "Is this really gold?" (gasped the old woman) "Husband, does this mean the gold is ours?"
Old man: "Yes, It is as I said. If it belongs to us, It will come to us."
Old woman: "Yes, dear. I see now that it is just as you have said. If it belongs to us, It will come to us.
There was once an old man and an old woman who lived in a hut near a rice field.This was a hardworking couple. But, even though they worked hard all day long,they were very poor. They worked hard in their field. They foraged in the forest forplants, herbs, and firewood to sell. Still they remaihed poor.One day, while the couple was cleaningaway a termite mound in the rice field, the old man stucksomething hard with his hoe. He dug the object up and found it to e a huge jar. How strange. Inside theiar.was agreatquantity of gold !!!The jar was filled with gold. The man called to his wife.Old man: "Old woman, come quickly!Someone has hidden a jar of gold in our rice field."His wife hurried over and helped clear the dirt from around the jar. It was filled to the brim with gold.The wife was delighted.Old woman: "Old man, find something to carry this gold home!"The old man shook his head.Old man: "Dear Old woman, I do not think that is a good idea.We should leave it here."The old woman argued with the old man. But he spoke calmly to her.Old man: "Old woman, if it belongs to us, it will come to us.We cannot take what is not clearly ours."Reluctantly the old woman agreed. She tried to convince the old man to change his mind on this matter,but he remained firm.When they arrived home, the old woman told her neighbors about their find.They just laughed at her. Nobody believed her words. But one day some passing buffalo traders heard thestory. They found the termite mound and dug up the jar.Gingerly they opened it, then jumped back in alarm.Buffalo traders: "What'a lie! This is a huge snake."In the huge jar they found, not gold, but a huge snake, lying coiled inside, filling the jar with its body.Buffalo traders: "They can't get away with telling us such a lie. Let's teach that old couple a lesson."Finding a strogg liana vine from the forest, they tied it around the jar and pulled it into their wagon. Latethat night, they dropped the jar right in front of the old couple's hut, they turned the jar onto its side,removed the cover, and nudge open the old couple's door. Then they hurried away into the night, certainthat the snake would enter the house and strike the couple.The next morning, the old woman got up before drawn as usual to prepare their breakfast. It was stilldarkwhen she pushed open the door and stepped outside. She stumbled over something.Old woman: "Ouch, Old man, I stumbled over something.Could you bring a candle to see what it is?"Her husband jumped from his sleeping mat and run to see what had happened.There was the huge jar from the fieId, lying on its side right in front of their door.Old man: "Who could have brought this to our door?Who would have done such a thing?" (The old man was puzzled.)They inspected the jar. It was filIed with goldOldwoman: "Is this really gold?" (gasped the old woman) "Husband, does this mean the gold is ours?"Old man: "Yes, It is as I said. If it belongs to us, It will come to us."Old woman: "Yes, dear. I see now that it is just as you have said. If it belongs to us, It will come to us.
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