In the old days men used to
worship stocks and stones and
idols, and prayed to them to give
them luck. It happened that a
Man had often prayed to a wooden
idol he had received from his
father, but his luck never seemed
to change. He prayed and he
prayed, but still he remained as
unlucky as ever. One day in the
greatest rage he went to the
Wooden God, and with one blow swept
it down from its pedestal.
The idol broke in two, and what did he
see? An immense number of
coins flying all over the place.
