Greedy Boy - Short Story
Ram and Sam were identical twins.They were so identical that even their mother found it difficult to distinguish one from the other, at least during their initial days on earth. However, they were very different from each other when it came to everything other than their appearance.Ram had no friends, while Sam was a great friendship maker.Ram loved sweets, but Sam loved spicy food and detested sweets.Ram was mommy’s pet and Sam was daddy’s pet.While Ram was generous and selfless, Sam was greedy and selfish! As Ram and Sam grew up, their father wanted to share his fortune equally amongst them.However , Sam did not agree and he argued that whoever proved to be more intelligent and strong would have to get a bigger share of the wealth. Ram agreed.Their father decided to organize a competition between the two.He asked the two sons to walk as long as they could, and return home before sunset.The wealth would be divided in proportion to the distance covered.As a rule ...