A beggar stood by the road and begged for alms. A horseman passing by hit the beggar in the face with a whip. He, looking after the retreating rider, said: “Be happy.” The peasant, who saw what had happened, heard these words and asked: “Are you really so humble?” “No,” answered the beggar, “it’s just that if the rider was happy, he wouldn’t hit me in the face.”
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru