A rich
man wanted to give a great feast to his friends. He got all kinds of dishes
prepared but he could not get fish. He offered a reward to the man who would
bring it.
After
some time, a fisherman brought a big fish. But the gate keeper would not let
him in till he had promised to give him half the reward.
The
fisherman agreed. The rich man was highly pleased and wanted to give him a lot
of money, but the fisherman refused to take it. Instead, he demanded a hundred
lashes on his back. All were surprised.
At last
the rich man ordered a servant to give him a hundred lashes. When the fisherman
had received fifty, he asked them to stop ass he had a partner in the business.
It was
the gate keeper. The rich man understood the whole thing. He was given the
remaining fifty lashes and dismissed from service. The rich man gave the
fisherman a handsome reward for his prized catch.