Never Lend Money to a Friend African Folktale
Never Lend Money to a Friend
Friendship wisdom holds that you should never lend money to a friend to that you cannot afford to lose.
Never Lend Money to a Friend African Folktale
As
the elders say, once there was a great famine in the land, and the tortoise sat
down to think of some sneaky scheme to help him in his destitute state.
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Money doesn't grow on trees. |
When
the time agreed upon came, the worm went to him for payment. But, the tortoise
told him to wait, saying he had to go to fetch the money. So, the worm waited;
and the next day the tortoise came back, followed by the chicken, whose payment
was now due. Seeing the worm, the chicken swallowed him up, and then told the
tortoise the object of his visit.
However,
the tortoise told the chicken likewise to wait while he got the money; and when
he returned, the wild cat came with him and devoured the chicken.
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When will a friend return borrowed money? |
Shortly
the tortoise came back, and with him the hunter, who fired at the leopard,
though he failed to kill him. Therefore, the leopard attacked him, and they
fought until they both were dead.
Wicked
tortoise laughed at the foolishness of his victims and chuckled, “you should
not lend money to anyone, as they would try to get rid of you in order not to
pay you back!”