The Farmer and The Well

 

Family moral story in english

Once a man sold his well to a farmer. Next day when the farmer went to draw the water from the well, the man did not allow him to draw the water from it. 

He said,

 ''I have sold you the well, not the water, so you cannot draw the water from the well.''

The farmer went to the Emperor and narrating everything to the Emperor requested for justice.

 The Emperor handed over this case to Birbal who called the man and asked, 

''Why don't you let the farmer use the water of the well? You have sold the well to the farmer.'' 

The man replied, 

''Sir, I have sold the well to the farmer, not the water. He has no right to draw the water from the well.

Then Birbal smiled and said to him, 

''Good but look, since you have sold the well to this farmer then you have no right to keep your water in the farmer's well. 

Either you pay rent to the farmer to keep your water in his well or you take all the water out of his well immediately.''

The man understood his trick has failed. Birbal has outwitted him.

Moral of the Story: We should not try to be Oversmart