Wali Dad Story ~ Folktales Stories for Kids
Wali Dad ~ Folktales Stories for Kids O nce upon a time there lived in India a poor old baldheaded man whose name was Wali Dâd. He had no family and lived by himself in a little mud hut, far from any town. Wali Dâd made his living by cutting grass in the jungle and selling it as feed for horses. He only earned five halfpence a day, but he was a simple old man and needed so little that he saved up one halfpenny each day and spent the other four halfpence on food and clothing as he needed. In this way he lived for many years. One night, Wali Dâd thought that he would count the money he had hidden away in the great earthen pot under the floor of his hut. So with much trouble he pulled the bag out onto the floor and sat gazing in astonishment at the heap of coins that tumbled out of it. What should he do with such a pile of money? He never thought of spending the money on himself, because he was content to pass the rest of his days as he had been doing for ever so long, and he...