Honour

One day a group of women were returning from a riverside by keeping the water-filled pitchers on their heads. As the day got darker, the women were in a hurry to return home.

Suddenly out of nowhere, a group 3 thieves came in front of the ladies with knives in their hands. They asked for the pieces of jewelry the women were wearing. Fearing for the worst, the ladies started removing the limited pieces of jewelry they were wearing and started handing them over to the thieves. Thieves let the women go who gave every single valuables.

At last, only one lady was left who was looking very disturbed and almost expressionless. The leader of the thieves came in front of that lady and scanned her from head to toe and asked, “Are you not afraid of us? Why are you not handing over the valuables?”. The lady looked at the group for the first time and replied with a small smile on her face, “I do not have anything with me. You guys are just wasting your time. Please let me go as my sick child is waiting for me at home.”

The leader again scanned the lady and started pulling the hand of the lady so suddenly a small handkerchief fell from the lady’s blouse which had some currency notes in it. Suddenly the fear engulfed the lady’s face and the leader picked it up by laughing before she could reach out to the money.

The lady started pleading by folding her hands, “Please return the money, those are for the medicines for my only child who is suffering from Malaria for 4 days. After my husband’s demise, my child is the only family I have. Please return the money!”

The leader laughed sarcastically and said, “Okay. I will return this to you but only if you can satisfy 3 of us. You know what I mean, Right? If not, then leave the money here and go.”

The lady’s cold reply left the Leader in shock as she said, “Okay. If this is the price I have to pay to save my child, I am ready. Anyway, I have sold my HONOUR once to get this money, and I can do it twice. I know the honor is most important for a woman, but for me saving my child is!!! Tell me where to go?” And the knives fell from the hands of the group.