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Unfortunately, a very big raven often came and ate all the ripe fruits. At first, he was too afraid of the raven, and did not know what to do. But one day he dared to approach the raven. He begged to it not eat the fruits. "If you eat the fruit, I will have nothing to sell to the market, and my family will starve."
Surprisingly the raven was not angry. He replied, "I need the fruits too. Can I have them and I'll pay to you with gold. Bring a 1-meter long bag, and I'll bring to place full of gold and you can fill the bag full with gold." The younger brother then told his wife to make 1-meter long bag. When the bag was done, he climbed on the raven's back and they flew to a place full of gold. He filled the bag full with gold, and then flew back home on the raven's back. From the on, the younger brother and his family could live happily in luxury.
On the commemoration of his father's death, he invited his older brother to come to his house. Thinking that his brother had a poor house, the big brother refused to come. But because his younger brother insisted, he and his wife finally decided to come. When they got to the younger brother's house, they were surprised to see that he was now very rich.
He asked his younger brother how he had got all his wealth, and the younger brother was happy to tell him the truth. Then,the greedy brother and his wife offered the younger brother to trade all their fortune for the star-fruit tree. The younger brother gladly accepted the offer. Soon the older brother and his family moved to the house with the star-fruit tree. When the raven came for the star fruits,the older brother made the same plea. As expected, the raven told him to bring a 1-meter long a bag.
Because he's was greedy, he asked his wife to make a much longer bag. When the bag was the bag done, he climbed on the raven's back and then they flew to the place full of gold. He filled the big bag with gold. He also brought some gold in his pockets. On the way home, the load soon became too heavy for the raven. Unable to hang on,the raven swayed, and the greedy brother fell straight down the to the sea with his bag and pockets full of gold. He sank very fast down the sea. The older died because of his greediness.
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Pohon Buah Belimbing Emas
Dahulu kala, ada seorang lelaki tua kaya yang tinggal di Vietnam. Dia memiliki dua putra. Mereka memiliki sikap yang sangat berbeda. Kakak laki-laki itu sangat serakah, tetapi adik laki-lakinya sangat baik. Ketika lelaki tua itu meninggal, saudara-saudara membagi kekayaan ayahnya menjadi dua bagian. Kakak laki-laki itu mengambil hampir semuanya. Dia memberi adiknya hanya sebidang kecil tanah, dengan pohon belimbing di depannya. Adik laki-laki itu tidak keberatan. Sejak saat itu dia tinggal di sana dan mencari nafkah hanya dengan menjual buah belimbing dari pohonnya.
