One day a dissatisfied fellow was sitting under a walnut tree, and a great gourd was growing nearby.

“O God,” said the malcontent, “how foolish Thou art to give such small nuts to this big tree, while yonder plant is overborne by its immense fruit! Now, if pumpkins were growing on this tree and nuts on the gourd I should have admired Thy wisdom.”

On this, a walnut fell on the man’s turban and somewhat startled him.

“O God,” he continued, “Thou art right after all. If the pumpkin had fallen on me from such a height I should surely have been killed. Great is Thy wisdom, and power, and goodness!”

A folk story from Jammu and Kashmir, sourced from Archive.org

Edited by Ashmeen B.

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