Long time ago there lived a man
named Dirha. He was a great devotee of Lord Shiva. Dirha did penance for
several years to get boon from Lord Shiva.
One day the God appeared before
him and told him to ask for a boon. He asked the God to him a wealthy and
influential person.
Hearing this, Lord Shiva said “In
the morning shave your head and hide behind a bush. A beggar will come. You
must jump on the beggar with a stick and he will turn into a pot of gold”.
Dirha called the barber and got
his head shaved. He hid behind the bush. The barber saw this and became
curious.
A beggar came and Dhira hit him
with stick. It turned into a pot of gold which Dhira took and went inside
happily.
The barber was amazed. He thought
he could make wealth the same way. So returned home and shaved his head. He hid
behind the bush and when a poor man passed he hit him with a stick so badly
that the beggar died. Seeing this people gathered around.
Soon the king's soldiers arrived
and arrested the barber. He punished and hanged to death.
Moral: Never act foolishly and
greedily."
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