14-05-2025
Jeannette and the thief at the market
Once upon a time, Jeannette, a chicken seller, went to the market to sell her wares. She found the other women were also selling chickens at $5 a chicken. Suddenly it started raining. Jeannette decided to take shelter in a nearby plot. A thief came and stole one of Jeannette's hens while she was fast asleep in the rain. When she woke up, Jeannette asked: 'Who stole my hen?'
The people told her to go to the market and see if her chicken was there. She found someone selling her chicken. Jeannette asked him where the chicken she was selling came from. She replied, 'It is my hen. I breed hens in Isonga village. A verbal argument ensued between Jeannette and this person. The other sellers confirmed that the hen was indeed Jeannette's.
The thief was taken to the market office for discussion. After listening to all the parties, the market authorities ordered the thief to pay double the value of the stolen chicken.
Moral lesson: be careful of thieves at the market.
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