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Coco-money

 


 Once there was a rich merchant called Coco. He was a terrible miser. He traded valuable rocks, stones, crystals and related items. 


  Once, he was invited to his friend's birthday. The cook had prepared Coconut Barfi for his birthday. "Mmm..... What a delicious sweet! What is it made of? What is the main ingredient?" Coco asked. "Sir, the main ingredient is coconut." Said Coco's friend. 


  Coco then took leave of his friend and went to a nearby shop to buy Coconuts. "How much for 1 coconut?" He asked. "Only 5 rupees sir." The shopkeeper replied. Coco thought, and said, "Can you give it for a lower price?" He asked. "If you want it for a lower price, go to the shop in the forest. He sells it only for 2 rupees." The shopkeeper replied. 


  Coco rushed into the forest and found a small shop open with a sign: COCONUTS FOR SALE. He then was scared by a man who popped out of the stall. "1 coconut please," Coco said. "That would be 2 rupees." The old shopkeeper said. "Can you give it for 1 rupee?" Coco asked. "If you want it for 1 rupee, take a right, a left, straight, 2 rights and your destination is on the left. It's just 5 kilometres away.


  Coco left with no reply. But his legs started to pain. He was there after an hour. But then, his miserly mind started thinking and he asked the shopkeeper, "Tell me a place where they sell coconuts for free." The shopkeeper laughed. "Only an idiot would sell coconuts for free. But there is a place with delicious coconuts!" He said. "Tell me, quickly." Coco said.


  "Go to the beach. There are many coconut trees there. It's just 130 kilometres away." Coco delightedly ran away, but soon, he had no more energy to walk. So he had to pay 10,000 to ride a horse to the beach. When he reached, he happily climbed a fine coconut tree, but then, after picking coconuts, he noticed that he wouldn't be able to climb down. So he had to give 1200 to borrow a ladder. 


  But then, the ladder fell to the ground. And he had to give 6000 to get a boost from a young man. But then they both fell, and Coco had to pay 1 lakh to treat himself. And he had to pay extra 1 lakh to treat the young man. "I wasted too much money because of my misery," he thought. "I should've bought the same 5 rupee coconut from the coconut store!"





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  1. T.SrinivasanMay 21, 2022 at 11:20 AM

    Super Shriyandhaa. Very good story teaching moral. A great lesson to be learnt. Penny wise pound foolish - there goes the proverb. Your story of a miser's misery for his attitude is highly commendable. Please keep on writing like this. Good.
    Babu Thatha.

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  2. T.SrinivasanMay 21, 2022 at 12:07 PM

    Great thought and good message through a beautiful imagination and delivering as short story. You prove that you are a good writer . Keep writing .
    From Pushpa patti

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