Sindbad and Hindbad
Long ago, there was a poor porter named
Hindbad. He used to live in Baghdad. Hindbad used to carry heavy loads every
day.
One
day, he was carrying a heavy load as usual. As a result, he became tired and sat
down to take some rest in front of a palace.
The
palace was so grand that the porter became curious to know about the people
living in it. He wondered, “How rich the people living inside the palace would
be!”
Sometime
later, Hindbad saw a passer-by. Right then, Hindbad asked the passer-by, “Who
lives in this palace?
The
passer-by replied, “The palace is of Sindbad, the famous sailor. He has travelled
to a number of places or distant lands.”
After
hearing everything with rapt attention, Hindbad looked up at the sky. Then he shouted
loudly to heaven, “O, God, I am a poor porter. I, Hindbad, have to carry such
heavy loads for getting every single meal. But Sindbad, right here, lives in
such pomp and wealth.”
Then
Hindbad added, “Why is it that you are so kind to him but so cruel to me?”
At that very moment, Sindbad was passing by the window. Sindbad called Hindbad inside. Then Sindbad said, “I got all these pompous things that you see a few years ago. I had to suffer a lot. I made seven voyages. Finally, fortune smiled on me and those seven voyages led me to such happiness.
[Retold a story from Adventures of the Arabian Nights]
Moral:
Hard work can bring us success.
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