Once upon a time, there was this farmer who lives with his wife. Life was bad because the havest was not very good. Due to the haze, his wife fell sick as they have to spend long hours working outdoors. The old farmer was at his wit's end. In the end, he decided to sell his bull away so that he can bring his wife to the doctor. However his wife say " you sell away the bull then wat do we use to plough the farm in future?" the old farmer replied" i rather have you by my side than a bull." The wife was touched so she agreed. The farmer pulled the old bull the next day to the village to sell. Half way through the journey, he met a man and the man asked the farmer what he was doing with a bull. He then found out that the old farmer was taking it to sell. He put his hand into his pocket and took out some beans and said "these are magic beans. You go back plant. Then the crops will bear gold" The farmer thinks for a while and....
he took the beans and hand over the bull to the guy. The farmer was very happy walking back, looking at the beans. Due to his old age, the farmer did not hear the horse carriage that was coming towards him. Luckily the driver of the carriage missed him but the poor old man was knocked onto the ground and his beans squashed. The old man cried sadly as his only hope was gone. He dare not go back to see his wife and thought of commit suicide. Just then a young lady came out of the carriage and noticed the old farmer. She asked the old man if he was ok. The old man cried and told the woman what happened. Feeling sorry for the old farmer, she decided to help him. From then on the farm was handled by workers and the couple supervised the operation. Years gone by and profit grew. The old couple had the finest years of their life after that incident ~the end~
(Some people might ask, "where got so lucky one?" So heres a bad ending for them)
...The old man thought for a while and looked at the guy and barked, "you stupid young chap from the city, you want to bluff a freaking old man like mi? I may be old but I am not stupid!" He pulled his bull and head towards the city. It was a long trip and finally he sold the bull. With some money on hand, he walk down the city in the direction of his farm. When he was just outside the city, he saw a familiar face, this time with some friends. It was the same guy from before, who offered the old man the magic beans. Before the old man could say anuthing, he was beaten up and robbed. After which he was left to die. His wife on the other hand was sitting on the broken wooden bed, coughing as she waited for the old farmer to return. However he did not. Night falls and she got up to prepare dinner. She thought that the old farmer must be having a hard time selling the bull as it was an old bull after all. She used the remaining food and tried her best to make the best meal she can for her husband. The meal was done and she waited at the table for him. Hours passed but he did not return. The wife was worried for him. She waited and waited on a empty stomach. She thought," maybe I'll rest my eyes a while and when I wake up, my hubby will be here. This way I don have to suffer the pain of waiting." So she put her hands on the table and rest her head. However, she never did wake up. ~the end~
(Its hard to leave with a sad note, so...)
...The old woman opened her eyes. She stretched her arms and looked at the food. The old farmer was still not back. She stood up and walked to the door of the shaddy little hut. She looked over the hills where the small winding road lead. Tears began to drop from her eyes. Cold wind blew, almost freezing the tears on her cheeks. Suddenly, over the hill top she saw some one familiar, it looks like the old farmer. Yes it is! The old farmer caught sight of her standing at the doorstep of the house and he ran as fast as his legs could take him. Finally the old woman threw herself into the embrace of the old man. "why u took so long?" the woman asked with tears flowing down her cheeks. The old farmer told her "I was robbed then they left me on the barren land outside the city. I tried to crawl back but until my last breadth, I could not. I closed my eyes and when I woke up, I realised that I could walk again" The old woman thought that the same thing happened to her too. After waking up from the rest, she don't really feel the hunger anymore. Just then they realised their feet was not touching the ground, they saw a bright light shinning at them from the sky. An angel was standing at the door that was hanging high up the sky. Smiling, the angel opened the door and waved to them. The old couple knew at once that they both had already passed away. The old woman turned back and saw herself still sleeping on the table. The old farmer turned and whispered into his wife's ears," I will never leave your side again." With that, they held each other hands and walk through the door of heaven. ~the end~
