#SoulfulStories: The Perfect Thief

There were a father and son. The father was a perfect thief and very skilled in the craft. He was getting old and was no longer strong.

 One day, the son said, “Why don’t you teach me how to steal?” 

Father said, “Well since you asked, I will teach you.”

One night he took his son on a job. They located a most beautiful bungalow and entered it in the middle of the night. The son observed as the father picked the locks and stealthily guided them into the house. 

When they were in the room with all the valuables, father said “Look here is a precious chest. Open it and get in. Throw me the valuables and I will bag them.” 

As soon as the boy jumped in the father closed the chest and locked it from outside and ran away. Before leaving home, he also made a lot of noise and raised a ruckus. Once the father was sure that the whole household was awake he quietly slipped out of the house!

Everyone in the house was now awake and alarmed. The head of the house called help and asked him to open the chest. It was dark in the room and the maids went to get a candle. 

The boy was aware of all this and was mortified with fear and confusion. He also knew that his dad would have a good reason for doing this. He calmed himself and came up with a plan. The moment they opened the chest, the boy blew away the candle and starting making the sounds of a cat. This tricked the maids and in this moment of confusion, he jumped out and ran away. 

The others saw the boy jump out and run. They ran after him and soon the whole village was in pursuit. 

The boy was a good runner but he knew he couldn't keep up. Along the way, he saw a well. He quickly picked up a boulder and threw it into the well and ran away into the bushes on the other side. 

The villagers heard the noise and thought he jumped into the well. They waited and looked. Finally, they realized that he must have drowned. In the meanwhile, the boy quietly went to the back and joined the search party! 

When the villagers returned the boy slipped out and went home. He was fuming at his father. The father though was beaming with pride. He hugged the son and said, “Now I am sure you will become a perfect thief!”

Morals from the story: 

We cannot be trained for everything. Improvise and learn!  

You are bigger than your fears if you let a calm mind prevail. 

Don’t blame God for problems in life. Treat them as opportunities to toughen up.

Finally, stealing is a bad idea. Find a better profession.