At one time a rich man and a poor man were good friends. The rich man was quite lazy. Didn't do any work. He lived on the wealth he got from his father. The poor man, on the other hand, was a soldier. He did not have much property. 

One day the two of them were talking.

The rich man was telling his friend about his problem.
 He said- what else can I say to you friend! I can't sleep at night. I don't know why I have this problem. And the only way to escape from this, can you tell me how you can sleep at night?

The soldier said, "It doesn't matter." I only use my coat to sleep at night. I fall asleep.

The rich man thought - this coat must be magical. I need to buy this coat. 

The rich man said, "Listen, friend." You give me this coat. I will give you 20 thousand rupees instead. You give it to me
The soldier said- Is that so! All right. Take my coat. 

The rich man took the coat and went to his house. He was very happy because he can sleep today.

Then night came. He went to bed to sleep. Instead of his pillow on the bed, he put the coat under his head. He waited for a while for sleep to come. But his sleep did not come. 

It was a long time but he could not sleep. He was very angry at his friend. He thought his friend had lied to him.

The next morning the rich man went to the regimental commander to complain about the soldier. The commander instructed some soldiers to call that soldier.

They brought the soldiers.
The rich man looks at the soldier and says - why did you lie to me? You said that if you put this coat under your head, you will fall asleep. Where does it come from?

The general asks the soldier - is he right?

The soldier said, "Yes sir!" But what I have said is not a lie. Whenever I put my head on this coat to sleep after working all day, I fall asleep.

The commander was happy to hear him and said - I was happy to hear and I understand you are working very hard. And you did not lie. 

He is a rich man - he who works hard and is tired can sleep on rocks, but he who does nothing cannot sleep on a feather bed!

After this incident, the rich man realized the benefits of hard work. From then on he started working and could sleep peacefully at night.


Translator: Adila Nur Tabassum