(Barber’s Nine Hundred)
Sham S.Misri
There was a barber. With great difficulty, rupee by rupee he had collected a sum of rupees nine hundred. Having earned this much money he thought he was the richest man in the valley of Kashmir.
This barber used to have the hair cut of the king as well. One day while he was cutting the hair of the king, the king said,” Barber, Tell me how are the people and what all do they talk? Are the people in my country rich, or, poor?”
The barber replied, “Sir, No body is poor. Everybody is having nine hundred each.”
Hearing this answer the king became very happy. The Vazir, who was sitting near the king, did not take this talk seriously, as he did not believe it. When the barber was donewith the hair cut, he left the palace.
Now, the Vazir told the king,” Sir , the barber is telling a lie. There is Lot of poverty in your kingdom.”
The king turned to the Vazir and said,” Well, how do you consider it wrong what the barber said.” The Vazir kept silent.
After some days, the Vazir prepared two thieves, and told them to steal rupees nine hundred from the barber. The thieves looted the sum of rupees nine hundred from the barber. In the morning when the barber woke up, he was shocked to see that his money was stolen.
Next time when the barber went to the king to cut his hair, the king said,” Barber, tell me, how the things are going on in my kingdom? what do the people say about the king.”
The barber said, “Sir, everybody is cursing the god.”
The king was surprised. When the barber left the king's place, the Vazir explained the whole thing to the king. The Vazir further told him that who so ever is having two time meals; he cannot feel the hunger of a hungry man.
It is said, that when a persons stomach is full he can’t feel the hunger of poor.
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