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The holy man got up and, taking out a philosopher's stone from his satchel, he stole into the kitchen. There were hardly any pots and pans, but he caught sight of the spatula used for turning bread. He touched this with his stone and lo and behold, the spatula gleamed in the darkness of the kitchen, for it had been converted into gold!
Next morning, he left, thanking his host for his kindness. Later, when Puniyo entered the kitchen, he saw a gleaming object in a corner and instantly realised that his unusual guest had worked this miracle.
He sighed as the words fell unchecked from his lips, "Now, why should he have done this to me? I didn't deserve this unkindness! How shall I get me another spatula? Of what uṣe is this spatula of gold to me: Surely a learned man like him should know what is said by Bhagwan Mahavira: 'What you obtain without toiling is worse than the dust under your feet.'"
Time passed and after visiting many holy places, the pilgrim once again came to Puniyo's house on his way back home. After lunch, he gave an interesting account of his journey to Puniyo.
Then Puniyo got up and drew out the spatula of gold from under a pile of faggots and, returning it to his host, said rather gruffly, “You are on a pilgrim
