Katha 22 – Man, Cherry and – B

The man, who was rich because of cherries and apple, got another cherry one day. To show his greatness he showed it to another man.

Another one said, “Wow! You have got another cherry. You have become greater. But see, with luck, I have also found this small cherry”.

The rich man said, “Let me see … Yes! It is indeed a small cherry. But you are a small man. You don’t have any use of it. Let it be with me. Besides, I am a big man, so it’s my right to have it”.

Then, the man, who was rich because of cherries and apple, became richer.

The man, who was rich because of cherries and apple, got a pumpkin one day. It was so big, it wasn’t necessary to show it. Still he called others and said, “See, I have got this Big Pumpkin”.

Others said “Wow, what a big pumpkin”.

Rich man said, “Yes. I am great that’s why I got this also”.

Others said, “You have become great. You are lucky”.

Rich man said, “Yes, of course. I am great. That’s why my luck is also great. My luck is greater than all your lucks added together. That’s why I got this. And only great men like me have the right to be lucky and to have cherries, apples, pumpkins and everything. Such big pumpkins are very rare. So now I have become one of the few greatest men in the world”.

Then, all other men having nothing but only bad lucks greeted him with big applause.

Katha 22 – Man, Cherry and – A

There was a rich man.

One day he got a cherry. He showed it to another man.

Another man said, “Wow! You have got a cherry. You have become a great man now.”

First one said, “Yes! I am a great man. That’s why I found this. It’s mine”.

Another one said, “You are lucky”.

First one said, “And you don’t have it. So I am definitely greater than you”

One rich man found another cherry. He kept it side because he had eaten one.

Another man said, “Wow! You have got another cherry”.

First one said, “Yes! I am a great man. That’s why I found this also. And of course it’s mine".

Another one said, “You are lucky”.

First one said, “Yes. Luck comes to great men only".

Another one said, “What are you going to do with it?”

First one said, “Of course I will keep it in my cherry collection. That will grow my treasures".  

So the rich man had many cherries. Or, those cherries made him rich. Cherries were dry, wrinkled and foul smelling. Because he hadn’t ate them.

So there was a rich man with a cherries and it was not needed to tell it. The foul smell of cherries was sufficient to spread the fact.

One day the rich man found an apple. He showed it to another man.

Another man said, “Wow! You have got an apple. You have become a great man now”.

First one said, “Yes! I am a great man. I had cherries. That’s why I also got an apple. And, of course, it’s mine. Now I am greater”.

Another one said, “Yes, you are lucky”.

Katha 21 – Man, Cherry and Apple – B

A man once got a big pumpkin. It was so big; it wasn’t necessary to show it.

Another man said, “Wow! You have got a big pumpkin. You have become a really great man now. Nobody has ever got anything like this before.”

First one said, “No, no! It’s not my greatness. I went this way by chance. But I walked till my feet bled. Then I got this. And that also because of my extremely good luck. Such big pumpkins are very few in this world. And I know many people who couldn’t get one, though they walked more than me, till death.

Then another man said, “Wow! You are really very lucky to get such a big pumpkin. You have become a great man.”

First one said, “No, no! It’s not my greatness. And even though I found it, this pumpkin is not mine. It is from god’s garden. It belongs to all. It is for everyone.

Then he called all of them and distributed it amongst them.

Then all of them said to each other, “he is really a great man”.

Katha 21 – Man, Cherry and Apple – A

There was a man. One day he got a cherry. He showed it to another man.

Another man said, “Wow! You have got a cherry. You have become a great man now.”

First one said, “No, no! There is no greatness in having this cherry. I was going on this way and I was a bit lucky. So I found this. We will eat it together. Then its sweet and sour taste will linger in our mouths. It will be fun.”

Then he gave half cherry to another man. Both ate it. The taste lingered for some time and the happiness in their eyes lingered even longer.

There was a man. One day he got an apple. He showed it to another man.

Another man said, “Wow! You have got an apple. You have become a great man now. But I have got only this small and sour cherry.”

First one said, “No, no! It’s not my greatness. It was my luck that I got this apple. If you would have gone this way, then you also could have got an apple. Now we both will eat it together.”

Then he gave half of the apple to another man. Another man also gave him half cherry and both ate cherry and apple happily.

One day one man got an apple. He showed it to another man.

Another man said, “Wow! An apple! You have become a great man now. I have only this cherry.”

First one said, “No, no! It’s not my greatness but luck. If you would have gone this way, then you also could have got an apple. Now we both will eat it together.”

Then he gave half of the apple to another man.

But another man didn’t give half of his cherry to first one.