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ຄົນຜ່ານທາງຜູ້ໜຶ່ງ ໂຍນໃບຫ້າພັນກີບໃຫ້ຄົນຂໍທານ ຄົນຂໍທານຈໍາຊາຍຄົນນັ້ນໄດ້ ຈຶ່ງເອີ້ນໃສ່ ເເລະ ຖາມເຂົາວ່າ: ທ່ານເອີຍ, ຄາວກ່ອນ ທ່ານເຄີຍເອົາໃບຊາວພັນກີບໃຫ້ຂ້ານ້ອຍ, ຕໍ່ມາທ່ານເລີ່ມເອົາໃບສິບພັນໃຫ້ ເເລະ ມື້ນີ້ເປັນຫຍັງຄືມີແຕ່ໃບຫ້າພັນກີບ?” ຊາຍຄົນນັ້ນ ອະທິບາຍເຫດຜົນວ່າ: “ຄືຈັ່ງຊີ້ນ້ອງຊາຍ… ທຳອິດເຮົາຢູ່ຄົນດຽວ ແລະ ມີລາຍໄດ້ພຽງພໍ ສະນັ້ນ, ຈຶ່ງໃຫ້ໂຕຊາວພັນກີບ, ຕໍ່ມາເຮົາແຕ່ງດອງ ແລະ ລາຍຈ່າຍກໍເພີ່ມຂຶ້ນ ດັ່ງນັ້ນ, ຈຶ່ງໃຫ້ໂຕສິບພັນກີບ. ດຽວນີ້ເຮົາໄດ້ລູກ ດັ່ງນັ້ນ, ຈຶ່ງໃຫ້ໂຕຫ້າພັນກີບ.” ຄົນຂໍທານຖາມດ້ວຍສຽງຮ້າຍໆອອກມາວ່າ: “ເຈົ້າລ້ຽງລູກລ້ຽງເມຍເຈົ້າ ເຫດໃດຈຶ່ງມາເເກ່ມຂ້ອຍ?”
BRINGING UP FAMILY
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A passerby threw a five thousand kip note to a beggar. The beggar, recognizing the man, called him and asked:
“Sir, earlier you used to give me twenty thousand kips, then you started giving me ten thousand kips and today what is this only five thousand kips?” The man explained the reason:
“Brother, first I was alone and had enough income-That’s why I gave you twenty thousand
kips. Then I got married and expenses multiplied hence, ten thousand kips. Now I have a child-that’s why five thousand kips”.
The beggar asked in an irritated voice:
” Why are you looking after your wife and child at my expense?”