Extra Reading: Fables of Bidpai
The Poor Man and the Flask of Oil
- there was once a man who lived next to a wealthy merchant who sold oil and honey
- one day the merchant sent a flask of oil to the poor man
- he was so happy and put it away to keep safe
- he was laying that night wondering if he could sell oil for sheep, and become rich enough to marry and have a family.
- he dreamt of how tall and strong and obedient his son would be, but how he would punish him if it was necessary
- he swung his staff over his head and hit it on the ground
- this knocked the flask off the shelf and covered him in oil
Bibliography:
"The Poor Man and the Flask of Oil" by Maude Barrows Dutton
- there was once a man who lived next to a wealthy merchant who sold oil and honey
- one day the merchant sent a flask of oil to the poor man
- he was so happy and put it away to keep safe
- he was laying that night wondering if he could sell oil for sheep, and become rich enough to marry and have a family.
- he dreamt of how tall and strong and obedient his son would be, but how he would punish him if it was necessary
- he swung his staff over his head and hit it on the ground
- this knocked the flask off the shelf and covered him in oil
Bibliography:
"The Poor Man and the Flask of Oil" by Maude Barrows Dutton
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