Long ago, a thief was walking along the road. On the way, he met a man who lived near by in a small house. The thief said to him, “Take me to your house. I want to stay with you tonight.” The man was foolish and said to the thief, “If you come along to my house, please don’t steal the things that I have hidden around my house.” The man was so foolish that he told the thief all his secret places. Then, he added, “Please don’t take my valuable possessions. If you take them, you will have to come back and give back my things to me. Then I will call the people to nab you.” The thief went to the foolish man’s house, and took away everything. The thief then uttered, “I wish I would always meet a foolish man like this to steal from.” The story teaches you not to reveal your secrets to someone you don’t trust.
The Foolish Man and the Thief
