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In the ancient village of Zanzu, where
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the red earth met the blue skies and the
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drums spoke louder than words, there
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lived a man named Malu.
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Malu was no ordinary man.
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He had wealth that made chiefs jealous.
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Herds of fat cows, flocks of noisy
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goats, gold buried in pots, and wives
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who sang his name. His compound
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stretched farther than the eye could
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see. His name feared, his power
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But deep in Malu's heart was a hunger
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that could not be filled.
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No matter how much he had, he always
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wanted more. One evening, as the sun
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melted into the hills, an old wise man
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appeared at Maloo's gate. He held a
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strange object, a dull round stone,
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glowing faintly in his palm. Take this,
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the wise man said. It is the stone of
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Whatever you touch while holding it will
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Malus eyes lit up. Double? He
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asked. Yes, the wise man replied. But be
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warned, you may use it only once. Just
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once, no more, Malu grinned. Just once?
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That's more than enough.
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The next morning, before the roosters
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crowed, Malu rushed out with the stone.
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He touched his cows and they doubled.
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The ground trembled beneath the hooves
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of a thousand beasts. He touched his
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gold and it multiplied.
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The pots overflowed. His wives sang
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louder. His pride grew taller. He
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laughed so hard his neighbors came
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running. Malu is blessed, they shouted.
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But then a dark idea crept into his
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mind. What if I touch the stone I to
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itself? If one stone can double things,
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then two stones will give me endless
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power. And without thinking, blinded by
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greed, Malu tapped the stone against
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A flash of light tore through the air.
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The earth groaned and silence followed.
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When the dust settled, everything was
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gone. His cows, his gold, his land, his
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wives, even his name, forgotten.
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Malu stood alone, naked, ashamed,
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He wandered the village he once ruled,
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and no one looked at him twice.
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They whispered behind him, "That's the
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man who had everything and lost it to
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And so the people of Zanzu remembered
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Greed can turn kings into beggars, and
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the desire for more can take away what
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you already have. Be content. For the
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man who is satisfied with little will
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never lose much. In the end, it is not
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gold or goats that make a man great. It
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is wisdom, humility, and restraint.
