Bitter Juice

Bitter Juice

There was a small boy named Meju in the town Vavi. Meju has a bad of habit of telling lies. Even for the smallest thing, he will tell a lie. His father and mother tried a lot of methods to change his behavior. They advised him. They beat him. None of them could change Meju. He was always lying to anyone he spoke.

One day, Meju's mother met with his school teacher in the market. She told the teacher about his behavior and he is not changing. Teacher asked Meju's mother to meet him in the school along with Meju. Also, the teacher told, Meju's mother may have to face a little difficulty for sometime till Meju changes. Meju's mother accepted that since she wanted Meju should not be a liar.

The next day, Meju and his mother went to school to meet the teacher. Teacher said to Meju's mother, " Madam, you are worried that Meju's lying, here is a bottle of tasty juice. Whenever he is found lying, you please have a sip of this juice. You will feel better. But, do not give this to Meju and please keep this aside of his sight". Meju's mother thanked his teacher and went to home. Whenever, Meju lied to his mother, she drank a sip of juice and said "Aha !" , after drinking she hid the juice in the kitchen shelf. Meju was so curious about the juice his mother was drinking.

When his mother was talking to their neighbor, he went in to the kitchen. He pulled a chair to the kitchen. He climbed over the kitchen shelf and opened the shelf door. He found the juice bottle. He took it and climbed down. He walked to the backyard, sat under a tree. He opened the bottle and drank a sip of it. The juice was not sweet as he expected. It was too bitter. He spit the juice out. He was wondering how mother would enjoy such a bitter juice.

When he was about to place it back in the kitchen, his mother came in. Meju turned and asked his mother , "Momma, how are you drinking this bitter juice?". His mother replied, " Meju, this juice is better than your lies. Your lies make me feel so bitter in my heart". Meju realized his mistake. He felt sorry for being a liar and making his mother to suffer because of his lies. Now , Meju has changed to a good person and speaks truth always. Meju and his parents lived happily.

Moral : A man who speaks truth will have a peaceful and successful life. A man who lies have to suffer because of his lies.

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