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suddenly stopped coming in and on examining the shipthey found that a sack of flour had filled up the hole andthe flour being turned into dough had prevented the waterfrom coming in. The woman, who had told her story therabbis, then received the reward. Because of her the miraclehad happened and she was rewarded for her pious deeds.437. A rich man, having confidence in his son gave himall his property in his lifetime. After a while the son com-menced to neglect his father, ill- treating him and sendinghim away to be among the beggars. One day the old man,clad in tatters, met his grandson and asked him to beg ofhis father to let him have a mantle to cover himself, as itwas so cold. After much begging the father sent his son upto the loft and told him to fetch a certain mantle whichwas hanging on a hook. Whilst on the loft the boy took aknife and cut the mantle in half. The father, wondering whatthe boy was doing all that time, went to find out. The sontold him that he had been busy cutting the mantle in halfand added that he would give his grandfather one halfand keep the other half for his own father when he grewold. The man was greatly surprised at this reply and re-cognising the wickedness of his action, took his father backand treated him with all honour.
438. A man once said that if he wanted to lose his pro-perty nobody could stop him. Another replied that no onecould fight against God's providence. The man, however,said he would try. He took a shipload of dates and carriedthem to the place of their origin, where he said he wouldsell them at a loss. He sold at random and put the moneyin a box. When he opened it he found that he had gotdouble the price which he had paid. Again he took a shiploadof dates to the place of their origin, determined to obtainthings which were dear there but cheap in his own country.So he took in exchange for his dates sacks of peppercorn.On opening the first sack he found a pearl, probably droppedin by one of the merchants when filling the sacks. It wasworth twice the value of all his dates. Again he took a ship-