FAIRY TALE
Many years ago in a small Indian village,
A farmer had the misfortune Of owing a large sum of money to a village moneylender.
The Moneylender , who was old and ugly, fancied the farmer’s beautiful Daughter. So he proposed a bargain.
He said he would forgo the farmer’s debt if he could marry his Daughter. Both the farmer and his daughter were horrified by the Proposal.
So the cunning money-lender suggested that they let
He told them that he would put a black Pebble and a white pebble into an empty money bag. Then the girl would Have to pick one pebble from the bag.
1) If she picked the black pebble, she would become his wife and her father’s debt would be forgiven.
2) If she picked the white pebble she need not marry him and her father’s debt would still be forgiven.
3) But if she refused to pick a pebble, her father would be thrown into Jail.
They were standing on a pebble strewn path in the farmer’s field. As They talked, the moneylender bent over to pick up two pebbles. As he Picked them up, the sharp-eyed girl noticed that he had picked up two Black pebbles and put them into the bag.
He then asked the girl to pick A pebble from the bag.
Now, imagine that you were standing in the field. What would you have Done if you were the girl? If you had to advise her, what would you Have told her?
Careful analysis would produce three possibilities:
1. The girl should refuse to take a pebble.
2. The girl should show that there were two black pebbles in the bag And expose the money-lender as a cheat.
3. The girl should pick a black pebble and sacrifice herself in order To save her father from his debt and imprisonment.
Take a moment to ponder over the story. The above story is used with The hope that it will make us appreciate the difference between lateral And logical thinking.
The girl’s dilemma cannot be solved with Traditional logical thinking. Think of the consequences if she chooses
The above logical answers.
What would you recommend to the Girl to do?
Well, here is what she did ….
The girl put her hand into the moneybag and drew out a pebble. Without Looking at it, she fumbled and let it fall onto the pebble-strewn path Where it immediately became lost among all the other pebbles.
“Oh, how clumsy of me,” she said. “But never mind, if you look into the Bag for the one that is left, you will be able to tell which pebble I Picked.”
Since the remaining pebble is black, it must be assumed that she had Picked the white one. And since the money-lender dared not admit his Dishonesty, the girl changed what seemed an impossible situation into An extremely advantageous one.
MORAL OF THE STORY:
Most complex problems do have a solution. It is only that we don’t Attempt to think.
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Be Someone
Be someone who listens, and you will be heard.
Be someone who cares, and you will be loved.
Be someone who gives, and you will be blessed.
Be someone who comforts, and you will know peace.
Be someone who genuinely seeks to understand, and you will be wise.
Be someone kind, someone considerate, and you will be admired.
Be someone who values truth, and you will be respected.
Be someone who takes action, and you will move life forward.
Be someone who lifts others higher, and your life will be rich.
Be someone filled with gratitude, and there will be no end to the things for which you’ll be thankful.
Be someone who lives with joy, with purpose, as your own light brightly shines.
Be, in every moment, the special someone you are truly meant to be.
“People are like stained glass windows: they sparkle and shine when the sun’s out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is light within.”
haii
Inelligent way to escape the situation ………….
I got the right answer. Does that make me a genius?
;-) 
Have heard it before but enjoyed it equally. Keep it up
The fairy tale was enthralling for the elders also…..
marvellous.
you are really good at telling stories.
Even I had posted the said stuff long back — but gud to read it once again— Poorva
Nice. Similar to what would one do when waiting in a bus stop, when sought by a friend in a car and has been your great benefactor or a person dying in front of you and needs ur action or a woman of ur dreams strolling by? Which of the three is your pick? There is a situation when all there can be reconciled!!!!
true…
currently m also stuck in a same kind of situtation…. lets hope that i come up with a good idea…. or else i will perish…. thanks a lot for the message
There are times when what saves you is your presence of mind - or the term they call - Thinking outside of the box - and to be honest - myself included - most of us never do that - We are still stuck in our traditional way of thinking. Very thoughtful story - Thank you
cool collection Marigold!!
Good moral…thanks.. cheers..IP
Good.
Seems I am really bad in terms of lateral thinking & these failures by me in arriving at the right answer is no doubt reinforcing it.
Well, still I am good & wouldn”t consider it as my shortcoming:)
nice story friend.. enjoyed the pic…
[she had lateral and collateral thinking][she thunk therefore she was]
so simple…..moral
The story u told was very good and more importantly since this is your blog entry the story is flying wide and far. Keep it up. One should be alert in life.
good one , marigold , keep it up
That was a really nice story !
It is really wonderful and having good moral
mariegold..
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wonderful woven story.. u know wat i had thot of the same answer when i was nearing the end of it. .. cool one.. thought provoking…
It’’s really a wonderful post. In worst situations also, one should keep open all the possibilities & try. Solution is definitely there.
sensible girl she was ..
Smart Girl…. She’’s got good analyatical thinking skills….
naughty kidd…:))).Logical thinking was very nice.
In some situations, we may feel that all our doors are closed. But if we wait patiently, we can see that there is another door which we had never noticed
Lovely and really makes one sit up and think. Presence of mind is an asset that when developed helps us make the better of every situation.
As u believe in in pebbles…Try sand grains, U may see the entire world( Wordsworth)