An old man
died1 and left his son a lot of money. But the son
was2 a
foolish3 young man, and he quickly spent all the money, so that soon he
had4 nothing left. Of
course5, when that happened, all his friends left him. When he was quite poor and
alone6, he went to see Nasreddin, who was a kind, clever old man and often helped people when they had
troubles7.
'My money has
finished8 and my friends have gone,'
said9 the young man. 'What will happen to me now?'
'Don't worry, young man,' answered Nasreddn. 'Everything will soon be all right again. Wait, and you will soon feel much happier.'
The young man was very glad. 'Am I
going10 to get rich again then?' he asked Nasreddin.
'No, I didn't mean that,' said the old man. 'I meant that you
would11 soon get
used12 to
being13 poor and to having no friends.'