Complication:
He soon discovered the secret of the hidden treasure and stole it. The next day the miser found the hole empty and began to tear his hair and to make loud lamentations. A neighbor, seeing him overcome with grief and learning the cause, said, "Pray do not grieve so."
"Then take a stone, and place it in the hole, and fancy that the gold is still lying there. It will do you quite the same service; because when you placed the gold there, you had it not, as you did not make the slightest use of it."
Re-orientation:
Moral of the story: The worth of material wealth comes from what you do with it. If you do nothing with it, it doesn't mean anything.
Terjemahan:
Judul: Si Kikir
Suatu hari ada seorang kikir yang menjual seluruh harta miliknya untuk membeli sebongkah emas. Setelah membelinya, emas tersebut dikuburkan dalam sebuah lubang di tanah di sisi dinding tua dan ia mengunjunginya setiap hari.
Salah satu pekerja nya menyadari seringnya ia berkunjung ke tempat itu dan memutuskan untuk melihat gerak-geriknya diam-diam.