Three brothers lived in the same house near the swamp along with their father. But everyone knows that living near a swamp is bad: it brings only harm and no joy.
The time has come for father to die. He called his sons and said:
- Listen, sons! You need to move from this place. The swamp sends us troubles and illnesses. Build yourself a house somewhere on the side of a mountain, then you will live well, but before you get down to business, consult with the wise old man who lives in the forest.
Time passed, and the brothers saw that their father was right. They need to leave the swamp. They talked among themselves and decided that the elder brother would go to the forest to the wise old man for advice: whether they should leave or not.
So the elder brother came to the wise old man and asked:
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru