THE MISER
A Miser had a lump of gold, which he buried
in the ground, coming to the spot every
day to look at it.
Finding one day that it was stolen, he began
to tear his hair, and loudly lament.
A neighbor, seeing him, said, "Pray do not
grieve so. Bury a stone in the hole, and fancy
it is the gold. It will serve you just as well,
for when the gold was there your made no use
of it."