An old man asked his three sons to come to him at the end of his life.
He said: “I'm unable to divide my possessions in three parts, as I own almost nothing. Each of you would have too small a part after such a division. That is why I have decided to give it to one of you only, i.e. to my best son”.
“You see a coin lying on the table for each of you. I want you to make use of this coin and spend it on something for this hut. The one who is able to fill up this hut, will get all I own”.
They left. The first son bought straw for the hut, but it was too little to fill up the hut. The second son bought sacks with feathers, but again it could not fill up the hut. The third son, who would eventually get the inheritance, bought something very small. He waited until it became dark, lighted the candle and filled the hut with light.
He said: “I'm unable to divide my possessions in three parts, as I own almost nothing. Each of you would have too small a part after such a division. That is why I have decided to give it to one of you only, i.e. to my best son”.
“You see a coin lying on the table for each of you. I want you to make use of this coin and spend it on something for this hut. The one who is able to fill up this hut, will get all I own”.
They left. The first son bought straw for the hut, but it was too little to fill up the hut. The second son bought sacks with feathers, but again it could not fill up the hut. The third son, who would eventually get the inheritance, bought something very small. He waited until it became dark, lighted the candle and filled the hut with light.
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