Parables of Wisdom
Thief Meets Thief
चोर को मिला चोर · ચોરને મળ્યો ચોર
Two clever cheats, two heavy bags, and a lesson neither expected
- 4 min full story
- 2 min children's telling
- For all ages
Two tricksters from two different towns each think they have found the perfect fool, until they discover that the fool they found was just as tricky as themselves.
What it teaches Honesty Non-stealing Greed
The opening of the children's telling
Once upon a time, there were two tricky men named Chatur and Chalak. They lived in two different towns, and they both liked to trick people instead of working.
One day Chatur filled a sack with sand. On top, he put a little bit of rice, so it looked like a whole sack of rice. On the same day, Chalak filled a pot with water. On top, he put a little bit of ghee, so it looked like a whole pot of ghee.
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To carry into the day
A trick played on someone else is played first on our own heart.
To talk about together
Chatur and Chalak were very clever. How could their cleverness be used in a good way?
Retold for JainStory from the traditional narrative and checked against published Jain sources. Details vary between tellings.