What is the dead rat lesson?
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Ratnanka was brought up by his mother
and grandmother as his father had left
them and walked away from the village.
The family was very poor. His mother
And grandma worked hard to make
Both ends meet. When Ratnanka was
Fifteen years old , his grandma told
Him “Ratna, You are now grown up.
It is time you do some work and earn
Some money. In the next village, there
Is a rich merchant named Yakshadatta.
You go and see him and ask for a loan
To start a business. Tell him you will
Return it to him as early as possible”
The boy went and saw the merchant
As told . But the merchant treated him
With scorn. He pointed out to the boy
A dead rat lying on the road and told him
To take it , sell it and with that money
Start his business. Ratnanka did as told.
He took the dead rat and walked home.
On the way, as luck would have it, a man
Bought the dead rat to feed his pet cat,
And gave Ratnanka some money. With
That money Ratnanka started trading
In food grains and slowly built up his
Business. In three years, he became a
Man of means and all respected him.
Ratnanka made a rat with baked clay
And coated it with gold. He took it to
The merchant as a gift and thanked him
For giving valuable advice two years ago.
The merchant was amazed. He realized
That Ratnanka was no ordinary boy but
An intelligent man and now wealthy too.
He gave him his only daughter in marriage.
Ratnanka was by now a rich merchant
Himself. But he kept the golden rat in his
Shop to remind him of his earlier poverty.
His mother and grandma were happy too
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Ratnanka was a young boy raised by his mother and grandmother. When he was 15 years old, his grandmother asked him to meet Yakshadatta, a rich merchant of the neighboring town to get a loan to start a business. She told him to promise the merchant as soon as possible. The boy met the merchant who scorned at him and showed him a dead rat. The merchant told the boy to sell the rat and earn money to start his business.
The boy did as he was told and proceeded towards home. On the way, a man bought the rat for his cat and gave the boy some money who bought some grains with it. He then traded the grains and earned some more money. This way, he set up a business that grew in three years. Ratnakaka then made a clay rat and coated it with gold. He took it as a gift to the merchant who gave him the advice. The merchant was also surprised at the boy’s intelligence and got his daughter married to Ratnakaka. Although he became a rich merchant later, he never forgot his roots. His mother and grandmother were also pleased with him.