Five Gems Diwakar Chitrakatha 031

Author(s): Shreechand Surana
Publisher: Mahavir Seva Trust Mumbai

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One of the traders, who had brought diamonds, went to a jeweller's shop and showed his diamonds. The jeweller said
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शुभ, पर लाभ,
at
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Seth, each one of your diamonds
is worth millions.
The trader sent his servant and called the vendor. When he saw the vendor in tatters he felt pity for him.
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That trader sold a few diamonds and purchased a large mansion in the city. He acquired all that is needed for a comfortable living. One day he was sitting in his room when he heard the call of a vendor
See the game of fate. Someone gets diamonds and others just pebbles.
10000
TO
DECOM
Take grams. Take peanuts.
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Then he looked into the eyes of the vendor and asked
O vendor, don't you recognize me? Haven't you seen me earlier?
No sir, it is for the first time that I look at a great merchant like you.
What! He is our fellow traveller,
the iron-trader.
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Due to the rich dress of the merchant the vendor could not recognize him. 24