Once, a great saint was on his way for alms. He visited each house of the village. He reached the door of a goldsmith, who was polishing gold balls. The saint was heartily invited and was given reverence. The saint sat and the goldsmith went inside to bring some fruits for the saint. Meanwhile, a crow came and swallowed 3 balls of gold. When the goldsmith came back, he got astonished to see the less number of gold balls and brutally humiliated the saint. He tied him by accusing him of theft in scorching sunlight that led to the saint’s death but the saint didn’t say anything about the crow. In the evening when the sun was setting, lots of crows were crossing the goldsmith’s house. Suddenly, the goldsmith found three gold balls which were dropped by a crow. He understood the whole situation that jolted him. Now the goldsmith repented of his folly. The saint had died for the sake of the crow’s life.
Moral : A saint teaches us to live for others.
