Theme: Good deed

The hole on the boat

A man was called at the beach to paint a boat. He brought paint and brushes with him, and began to paint the boat of a bright red color, as he was hired to do.

As he painted, he noticed that the paint was passing through the bottom of the boat. He realized that there was a leak on it and decided to fix it. When he finished painting, he took his money and left.

The next day, the owner of the boat sought out the painter and presented him with a nice check. The painter was surprised.

- You already paid me for the painting of the boat - he said.

- But this is not for the painting job. It is for fixing the leak on the boat.

- It was such a small service that I didn't want to charge. Certainly, you're not paying me so much for something so insignificant!

- My dear friend, you did not understand. Let me tell you what happened. When I asked you to paint the boat, I forgot to mention the leak. When the boat dried up, my children took it and went out fishing. I wasn’t at home at that time. When I came back and noticed that they had left with the boat, I was desperate, because I remembered that the boat had a hole on it. Imagine my relief and joy when I saw them returning safe and sound. and I realized that you had fixed it! Do you see what you did now? You saved my children's lives! I don't have enough money to pay you for your 'little' good deed...

Source: Website https://pt.chabad.org/

Translation:
Larissa Martine - larissa_am@hotmail.com

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