The Barber and the Saints

Once a pious and generous man fell into bad times.  He lost all his wealth.  One night he had a strange dream.  He dreamed that a saint who came to his house turned into a heap of gold when touched on the head with a stick.  He wondered if his dream would come true.....

The pious man believed in dreams.  So the next morning he waited anxiously to see if the dream would come true.  Suddenly he heard the sound of footsteps.

At first the pious man was disappointed.  It was only the barber.  But as he sat down for his shave, a saint came to his house.  The pious man could not believe his eyes.  He thought "Could this really be my dream coming true?"

It really was the dream coming true.  The saint bowed before him.  When the pious man touched his head with a stick, the saint turned into a heap of gold.

The barber who saw all this was filled with surprise.  The ignorant barber had a plan.  He invited some saints from a hermitage for a feast.  Hoping that they would turn into gold. he began hitting the poor saints over the head with a stout stick.

One of the saints managed to escape from the greedy barber and informed the King's guards.  They rushed to the barber's house and took him away to the King who punished him for his greed.

Moral:

• Think before you act.