 A
miser sold everything he had and bought a lump of gold. Then, he buried
it in a hole in the ground by the side of an old wall. He went to look
at his buried gold daily.
One
of his workmen observed his frequent visits to the spot and decided to
take a look. He discovered the hidden treasure and stole it. On his next
visit, the Miser found that his gold is gone and he began to tear his
hair and cry hysterically.
One
of his neighbors saw him overcome with grief and learning the cause.
Then, the neighbor said "Don't be sad. Just take a stone and burry it
there as if it is your gold. It will be just the same because when your
gold was there, you did not make the slightest use of it."
* Moral dari cerita ini: Nilai sebuah barang
yang kita miliki sebenarnya dinilai dari manfaat yang kita dapatkan dari
barang itu. Walaupun memang, pada kenyataan, saat ini banyak orang yang
membeli emas dan hanya menyimpannya, karena harga emas terus naik dan
itu adalah investasi yang cukup menguntungkan. Kesalahan dari the Miser
adalah dia menjual SEMUA yang dia miliki lalu membeli emas yang kemudian
dia kubur itu.
* The Miser adalah cerita pendek dari Aesop.
Cerita ini bahasanya telah kami ubah supaya lebih mudah untuk dimengerti
oleh anak-anak.
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