An ascetic lived in a mango grove near a river. But he had no qualities of an ascetic. He was very selfish and greedy. His main aim was to protect the mangoes and eat them. God saw the doings of the ascetic. So, he decided to teach him a lesson. One day, when the ascetic had gone to the village for alms, God destroyed the mango grove. The ascetic was shocked and furious to see his mangoes destroyed. He anted to catch whoever had done that. At that moment, he saw four girls passing by. He caught them and accused them of destroying the grove. The girls swore innocence. The ascetic had to let them go. But the girls started crying as they felt humiliated. God did not like this. He appeared before the ascetic and gave him a terrible scare. The terrified ascetic took to his heels and never returned there.
The Selfish Ascetic
