Synopsis
A clever old man outsmarts a greedy melon seller with nothing but a bag of ordinary stones and a little wit.
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What readers take away
A little wit can beat greed. A Premium story for children about a clever old man, a melon seller and a bag of ordinary stones.
Table of Contents
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The Overpriced Melons
Sheikh Taang walked to the market with three coins in his pocket, only to find the melon seller charging triple the usual price. "The drought made them rare," the seller…
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A Clever Trade
The next day, Sheikh Taang returned carrying a small bag of ordinary stones. "I will trade you one stone for one melon," he announced loudly to the gathering crowd. "These…
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The Fair Price Returns
By sunset, the melon seller, desperate to compete with Sheikh Taang's "rare stones," had dropped his melon prices back to the normal fair rate just to win customers back.Sheikh Taang…
Read Chapter 1 free, no account needed: Chapter 1 of Sheikh Taang and the Market Day.
What readers take away
A little wit can beat greed. A Premium story for children about a clever old man, a melon seller and a bag of ordinary stones.