Once, there lived a rich man. His wife died leaving him with three daughters. The man was so sad after his wife’s death that he lost all his money in bad investments. The family became very poor. The daughters did their own cooking, sewing and cleaning. The man could not marry off his daughters due to lack of money. One night, the daughters washed their stockings and hung them over the fireplace to dry. That night, Saint Nicholas stopped by the nobleman’s house. He noticed the daughters’ stockings. He was profoundly moved. So, he took three bags of gold from his pocket and threw them one by one down the chimney whereupon they landed in the stockings. The next morning, when the daughters awoke, they found their stockings filled with gold. In time, the man found rich grooms for them. As for him, he lived a happy and healthy life.
The Gold-Filled Stockings
