Once, there was a merchant who went to a big market to sell his goods. He sold everything he had and was overjoyed to see his bag full of gold and silver coins. After packing the coins into a large bag, he placed it on his horse and started the journey back home.
As they traveled, the sun shone
brightly in the sky. The merchant stopped in a small town to rest, and while he
was there, a helper pointed out, “Sir, one of your horse’s shoes is missing a
nail.”
The merchant glanced at the horse and
thought for a moment. He wanted to reach home before nightfall and said, “It’s
fine. The shoe will hold up until we get home. I’m in a hurry.”
Later, they stopped again so the
horse could eat and drink. Another helper came up and said, “Sir, the shoe has
fallen off your horse’s foot. Should I take him to the blacksmith to fix it?”
But the merchant, still eager to get
home quickly, replied, “It’s okay. We don’t have much farther to go. The horse
can manage. I’m in a hurry.”
As they continued, the horse began to
limp because walking without a shoe was hard. Soon, the limp turned into
stumbling, and before long, the horse fell and hurt its leg. The merchant felt
terrible. He realized he should have fixed the shoe earlier when he had the
chance.
Now, he had to carry the heavy bag of
coins all the way home on foot. He arrived very late, completely exhausted.
As he walked, the merchant muttered
to himself, “All this trouble came from just one missing nail. If I had taken a
little time to fix it, my horse would not have been hurt, and we would have
reached home much earlier.”
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