the kind and the greedy
Claus lived in a fancy house but Bern lived in a simple house in the poor part of town. Bern had a kind heart but Claus would not help others.
when bern was buying vegetables, a man came to bern and said "my life is so difficult! my wife is sick and i need medicine and i do not have money for the medicine and my kids are hungry." Bern who had a compassionate nature happily gave to the beggar from the little he had. He simply bought less vegetables for himself.
the beggar walked with the money to the wine shop and on the way, told each person his sad story and when enough people gave him money, he came to the wine shop and bought a bottle of wine.
the shop keeper did not want to sell him wine, so he showed his ID that he was old enough to buy and the shopowner also saw that he was "single"! no wife and no children! so he sold the wine to the liar who drank the whole bottle quickly.
meanwhile Claus was alone in his fancy house and heard a knock at the door. an old woman was standing there begging.
he shouted "do not bother me you ugly witch!" and rationalized that the money would probably go to waste if he gave it to a poor person who does noty know how to manage money. better for him to invest it in something...
he did not know that she was begging to buy wood for her last wood was burnt the night before.
the beggar whose name was Watyn rested after the bottle was empty, then he continued to tell the same story that he needed money for his wife's medicine. people gave him.
that night the old lady died from the cold for she had no money to buy wood to warm herself.
and the mighty God looked down and was amused at the irony and laughed at the humans.
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