The hidden treasure

 

Once upon a time, there was an old farmer who had four sons. All of them were very lazy. One day the old man fell sick and was counting his last days on bed. He worried a lot about the future of his sons. The old man's health deteriorated every day and he decided to talk to his sons about their future. However, his sons did not listen to him. Finally the old man decided to play a trick to let his sons realized the importance of work. He called all his sons and let them sit near him on his bed. He said that he had a treasure box with gold coins and expensive gems for them and wanted to share the treasure equally among the four of them. The young men were very glad and asked where his father placed the treasure. The old man replied that he could not exactly remember the place. Even through the lazy young men were happy, they were sad that the old man forgot the place. After a few days the old man died. The son decided to dig the land to find the treasure box. They worked very hard and dug their land. They could not find any treasure box in the land. Finally, they decided to dig a spot in their land that was a bit different from the rest of the area. The son believed that the treasure box was buried in that spot.They dug the specific spot deeply but got nothing but water. A passerby who noticed the land and the water flowing from the spot talked to the sons about farming. Upon his advice, the four sons sowed vegetables, seeds and planted greens and flowering plants in their land. Since the land was very fertile with much water within a few weeks. Crops started to grow in plenty. The four sons sold the vegetable at good price and earned a lot of money. Then they realized it was hard work that was referred to as treasure by their father. Gradually the four sons overcome their laziness, worked hard and live happily. The moral of this story is, " Hard work always pays".