A poor man borrowed money from a rich neighbor, but could not repay the debt. A rich neighbor goes to a poor man and demands his money. The poor man's wife is tired of this, and she says to her husband:
- You hide, I’ll meet the neighbor myself. Here comes a rich man for his money.
- The owner is not at home. What do you want, good man? - the woman tells him.
- Where is he? When will the debt be returned to me?
“He left just on this matter.” He will buy seeds, bring them, sow the ground with thorns, thorny bushes will grow, a caravan with cotton will pass by, pieces of cotton wool will get stuck on the thorns, my husband will collect the cotton wool, sell it and return your debt to you...
The rich man laughed, but the woman was offended and said:
- It’s good for you - your money is not lost!
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru