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Old Lady and Three Brothers | Inspirational

This story starts with three brothers, who used to live in a cottage, near the woods. Their names were Sam, Dean, and Paul. Every day they go to the forest to fetch the wood to sell it in the market later. It was their daily routine.
The daily routine became boring for them and slowly they started feeling sad in their life. They were unhappy and they began to desire other things every other day.

Old Lady and Three Brothers | Inspirational Stories
One day, while Sam, Dean, and Paul were returning home from the woods carrying their bundle of logs, they saw an old thin woman bent low with a sack on her back. Feeling compassionate for her, the brothers approached her for providing help in carrying the sack. The old lady smiled and expressing her gratefulness told them that the sack is having apples, which she collected from the forest. The brothers carried the sack to a woman's home and they got very tired in this journey.

The old lady was very much pleased with the brothers' gesture. The old lady was not ordinary and had magical powers. She told the brothers that she can give them one wish each.

"We are not happy, and that has become our greatest cause of concern", replied Sam. The woman asked what would make them happy. Each brother spoke of a different thing that would please him.

Sam said, "I need a big house and a lot of servants in that. It will make me happiest".

Dean asked something different,"A large farm with a lot of crops is what I want. This way I could be rich without any worry".

"The most beautiful girl in the world as my wife would make me happy. Every day, after returning home, her sweet little face would light me up and make me forget my sorrows," said Paul.

The old woman after listening to all the wishes said,"If this is what makes you happy, it will be fulfilled. Go home and you will get what you wished for".

The brothers were unaware of the powers of the lady. They returned home and was surprised to see that besides their cottage, there was a huge house with a lot of servants. They greeted Sam and welcomed him inside.

At some distance, a big farm with a lot of produce was there. A farmer came to Dean and said,"It is all yours".

Not a minute later, a beautiful girl approached Paul and said,"I am your wife".

The brothers were surprised and were overwhelmed with joy. They thanked their fate and started enjoying their new lifestyles. Soon one year passed. But the situation has changed a lot by now. The brothers were no longer happy with their lives. Sam became lazy and was not taking any care of himself and the house. Dean found the farming as a burden in this year and thus his land was no longer giving him the crops. Paul was bored with his beautiful wife and was not feeling any joy with her now. They all were unhappy again like they were before 1 year.

One day, they all met and decided to visit the old woman."That woman has magical powers. We should again meet her and asked her for help. She should be able to tell us, how to attain ultimate happiness." said Dean.

When they came to the old woman, she was cooking tomato soup. Greeting her, each of the brothers recounted how he had turned unhappy again."Please tell us how we can once more be happy," said Dean.

The old woman was not only having magical powers but also she was very wise. She replied, "Happiness is all in your own hands. When the first time you made a wish, it was granted. However, happiness will never last until you have gratefulness and satisfaction in your life. You became happy as soon you got the things but because you were not satisfied, soon boredom and misery captured you. If you learn to be grateful and satisfied, you can enjoy everything that you have."

Sam, Dean, and Paul realized their mistake and went back home. They saw how lucky they were to have the gifts for which they had once craved. Sam felt grateful for being the owner of a house and began taking good care of it.  Dean began to cultivate his land diligently so as to have a good harvest in time. Paul too learn to appreciate his pretty wife's chores in the house and her devotion towards him. Remembering that happiness and content went side by side, never again did the brothers take their blessings for granted. And thus, they lived happily ever after.

Moral :-

Dear Friends!! "You should be always grateful for what you have in life, to enjoy the life to the fullest and to feel the happiness ever."

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