Once, in a village, there lived a lazy man. His only source of income was a mango tree, which was planted in the backyard of his house. All his relatives were very upset with him because he used to serve only mangoes to them. One day, one of his relatives visited his house. At breakfast, lunch and dinner, only mangoes were served to this relative. He got fed up of this and thought of a plan. At night, when the lazy man was sleeping, the relative quietly woke up, cut down the tree and fled away. The next day, when the man saw that the tree was cut down, he cried in sorrow. After a few years, the same relative came to the lazy man’s house again. By now, the man had worked and prospered. His condition had improved and he thanked his relative for making him realise his mistake.
The Mango Tree
