Once, two brothers lived on adjoining farms. One day, they had a quarrel and stopped speaking. Days later, a carpenter said to the elder brother, “I am looking for some work.” The elder brother said, “Look across the creek at that farm. That is my younger brother’s. I want you to build me a fence, so I won’t need to see his farm.” The carpenter nodded his head. He worked hard all day. When the elder brother came out, he was shocked. Instead of the fence, the carpenter had made a bridge connecting both the farms. At that moment, the younger brother came there and hugged the brother. He said, “Brother, I admire you for building this bridge after all that was said and done.” Both were very happy. When the elder brother looked around to thank the carpenter, he had disappeared, for he had other bridges to build.
Moral: Good people always love to help.
The Carpenter
