The three farmer’s son
Once upon a time, there lived a sick
poor farmer aid his three sons: Bill, Thomas, and john. Being on the
point of death, the father bequeathed his things to them. Bill inherited
his cow, Thomas got his plow, and john received his plant’s seeds. Soon
afterward, their father died. Bill and Thomas decided to go out from
their small hut and lived their life alone. When their little brother
asked them to lend him their plow and cow, they refused to help and
mocked him. Then they sold their cow and plow and spent the money
without thinking of the future. John then couldn’t help but worked hard
by himself to grow the seeds without any help from his brothers.
Years passed, john had gathered the
sweet fruits of his sweats and hard works in the past and thus became a
rich farmer. One day when he was buying some fruits in the market,
somebody stole his wallet. As he ran to get his wallet back, the thief
hit a beggar and fell down. John then realized that the thief and the
beggar were his own brothers. Bill and Thomas then begged for their
little brother forgiveness of being so arrogant and selfish. After
listening to his brothers’ stories, john invited his brothers to live
together with him. The three then worked together and became great and
rich farmers.
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Tiga Anak Petani
Dahulu kala, hiduplah seorang petani
miskin yang sakit dan dibantu oleh ketiga anaknya: Bill, Thomas, dan
John. Berada di ambang kematian, sang ayah mewariskan beberapa hal
kepada mereka. Bill mewarisi sapinya, Thomas mendapat alat bajak, dan
John menerima bibit tanaman nya. Segera setelah itu, ayah mereka
meninggal. Bill dan Thomas memutuskan untuk pergi keluar dari gubuk
kecil mereka dan menjalani hidup mereka sendiri. Ketika adik mereka
meminta mereka untuk meminjamkan bajak dan sapi, mereka menolak untuk
membantu dan mengolok-oloknya. Kemudian mereka menjual sapi dan bajak
mereka dan menghabiskan uang tanpa memikirkan masa depan. John kemudian
tidak bisa membantu tetapi bekerja keras sendiri untuk menumbuhkan benih
tanpa bantuan dari saudara-saudaranya.
Tahun-tahun berlalu, john telah
mengumpulkan buah manis dari keringat dan kerja keras di masa lalu dan
dengan demikian ia menjadi seorang petani kaya. Suatu hari ketika ia
membeli beberapa buah-buahan di pasar, seseorang mencuri dompetnya. Saat
ia berlari untuk mendapatkan dompetnya kembali, pencuri itu menabrak
pengemis dan terjatuh. John kemudian menyadari bahwa pencuri dan
pengemis itu adalah saudaranya sendiri. Bill dan Thomas kemudian memohon
pengampunan pada adik mereka karena telah menjadi begitu sombong dan
egois. Setelah mendengarkan cerita saudara-saudaranya, John mengajak
saudara-saudaranya untuk hidup bersama dengan dia. Ketiganya kemudian
bekerja bersama-sama dan menjadi petani yang hebat dan kaya.
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