A Big and Quiet House*
April 16th, 2011 | Author: kim
Once there was a man who wanted to have a big and quiet house. So, he went to the wise old woman in town for advice on how to get it. The wise woman said she could help him if he was willing to do what he’s told. The man said yes, so, the old woman instructed him to gather all his animals, his cows, pigs, sheep, hens, a dog and a cat.
The man found it silly but he did as he was told. With all his animals in the house, the house seemed even smaller and noisier than it had been. So, he went back to the old woman and told her how small his house become and how unbearable the animals’ noise is. To this, the old woman answered ‘Take all the animals out of your house and put them in your barn.’
The man patiently followed the instructions and was so surprised to find his house remarkably bigger than it used to be and even quieter than it had always been when the animals were removed. His house is big after all..
Adapted from A Yiddish Folktale from Eastern Europe
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Now that’s a very wise old women. We never appreciate what we have until it’s gone
The moral of the story is, it is all a matter of perspective. Your house can be big or small depending on how we view it. Thanks for the story. God bless you all always.
Agree with Mel; it’s all about our perspective. So, see things in different perspectives is wiser
thats a nice one kim..it really depends on our perspective how we see on things:) godblöess!