Once, two traders, Ram and Shyam, were friends. One day, Ram went on a business trip and kept his plough at Shyam’s house. Shyam sold the plough and kept the money. When Ram came back to get his plough, Shyam said, “The mice have eaten your plough.” Ram was surprised at this strange answer. That evening, Ram took Shyam’s son to a friend’s house saying, “Please keep this little boy here until I come back for him.” When Shyam asked Ram about his son, Ram replied, “A bird carried him away.” Shyam said, “How can a bird carry a boy?” Shyam went to the court. The judge heard everything. He asked Ram, “How can a bird carry a boy?” Ram replied, “If a bird cannot carry a boy, can mice eat a plough?” “What do you mean by that?” asked the judge. Ram told everything. The judge understood everything. He said to Shyam, “Give back the plough and he will give your son back.”
The Mice Which Ate the Plough
