Narrative text~ A Miraculous Tree

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A Miraculous Tree

       

       Once upon a time, there was a hawker who sold mangoes. Every morning, He sold them along the roadside near the big market. His mangoes were big, juicy, and fragrant. Although he sold them at a high price, a lot of people bought from him. Eventually, he grew very haughty and conceited as his sales picked up.

       One Sunday morning, an old dirty beggar wearing scruffy and smelly clothing stood in front of the mango stall. He begged the hawker for one mango. The beggar said politely, “Sir, I have not eaten the mango since I was ten. Can you please spare me just one fruit?”. The proud hawker didn’t even give him a wink but continued to shout, “Mangoes! Mangoes!”. As the beggar stood right in front of his stall, other people had to move (further) away from the stall to avoid the beggar, and that affected the hawker’s business.

       Finally, the hawker got very angry and pushed the beggar away. In doing so, the old beggar tripped and slipped on a puddle of dirty water. A housewife who saw the accident felt sorry for the beggar and gave him a mango. The beggar was very touched and kept the mango with them. He borrowed a knife from the butcher a few stalls away, cut the mango into smaller pieces and shared them with the people there.

       As for the big mango seed, the beggar dug a hole in the ground and buried the seed. Then, he asked the young butcher to give him some water to water the seed. After that, the beggar uttered some words. To everyone’s surprise, a small sprout shot up and rapidly grew into a mature mango tree bearing big, sweet, juicy, and fragrant mangoes all over the tree. The beggar then plucked the fruit and gave them away to the people. The arrogant hawker left his own stall and joined the crowd to watch the beggar performing the miracle.

       After all the mangoes were given away to the people, the beggar walked into the crowd and disappeared. The proud hawker walked back to his stall and screamed, “Who stole all my mangoes?”. Finally, he realized that all the mangoes growing on that tree actually belonged to him. The beggar, who was actually a high priest, had wanted to teach him a lesson. From that day onwards, this once haughty and conceited hawker became a humble and charitable person.

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