[Music] a young man lived with his father and mother son the old man said to the young man one day you are our only child you must marry and have children so the old man found a wife for his son she was a fine young woman and her young husband loved loved her a year passed and she gave birth to a little boy the family lived happily together but they were very poor the young man and his father worked hard in the fields the young woman and her mother-in-law worked hard in the house but they
never had enough food to eat father the young man said to his father one day this little farm is too small for our family let me go and find work in the town I will earn some money and bring it home to you the father was sad you are my only child he said and we need you here at home but you are right the farm is too small for us all go to the town find work and earn some money we will wait for you here at home so the young man kissed his son
and said goodbye to his parents and his wife he began the long journey to the town he traveled for 2 days and at last he came to the town he stopped at the first big house and knocked on the door a man opened it is there work for me here the young man asked no my friend the man said the young man walked on he went to many houses and knocked on many doors his question was always the same do you have work for me here he said the answer was always the same too no
everyone said there is no work for you here the young man was tired now and very hungry what can I do he thought I must find work soon or I will die at last he came to a monastery he knocked on the door and an old monk opened it please father the young man said let me work for you how long will you stay the monk asked for a few months only answered the young man then I must go back to my family the monk began to shut the door then I can't help you he
said if you work for us you must promise to stay for a long long time if I don't find work today I'll die of hunger the young man thought father he said please don't close the door I promise promised to work for you for a long long time the monk smiled at him come in my son he said the next day the young man began to work the work was not difficult the monks were kind to him the young man worked hard for them and they were pleased with him a month passed at first the
young man thought about his family every day is my son well he thought are my parents happy does my wife have enough food to eat but slowly the young man forgot his family he was happy with the monks you are an honest man they said to him you can look after our money for us we will trust you you the years passed quickly one day the young man was sitting on his chair in the monastery he was counting the Monk's money suddenly he heard voices children were laughing outside the young man looked up they're happy
he thought is my son happy he stood up and looked out of the window how old is my son now now he thought how long have I been here 5 years 6 years no 10 years I've been here for 10 years the next morning the young man went to see the monks I've stayed with you for 10 years he said and I've been a good servant I've worked hard for you but you have never paid me now I want to see my family please give me the money you owe me and let me go the
monks smiled at him you're right they said you have worked hard for us now you can choose do you want us to give you your money or do you want us to give you our blessing the young man frowned I want your blessing he said but I want my money too we owe you $400 silver dollar the monks said but each blessing costs $100 the young man looked unhappy but at last he said Give Me Your Blessing it is better than the money so the first monk blessed him do not leave the road he said
do not go to the right or the left only go straight on the second monk blessed him soon you will be a guest he said obey your host take what he gives you then the third monk blessed him do not be angry he said always think before you act then the monks gave the young man a hundred silver dollars and the young man left the mon Montery soon he met two men they were walking along the road together walk with us they said we'll talk together and our journey will be more interesting the young man
agreed and the three men walked on together soon they came to a Crossroads follow me one of the men said I'll show you a better path and he turned to the left and began to walk along a different way the other man followed him but the young man remembered the first Monk's blessing do not go to the left or the right the first monk had said only go straight on the young man smiled at his new friends I'm sorry he said I cannot go with you I must go straight on he said goodbye to the
two men and went on down the road he crossed the river and walked up the next Hill suddenly he heard shouts he looked back across the river he could see the two men they were shouting for help robbers were attacking them he wanted to go back and help his friends but there were many robbers and they were big and strong if I go down there they'll kill me he thought he was grateful to the monks the first blessing saved my life it saved me from the robbers he thought he went on down the road he
walked for a long time he was hungry and thirsty now and he was tired too it will it will soon be dark he thought I must find a place to sleep he looked round he was in a wild place there were no houses here he was frightened of hyenas and leopards he began to walk faster it was dark now I must find a place to sleep the young man thought at last he saw a light in the distance he ran towards it The Light Came From A Little House on a hill the young man ran
up to it and knocked on the door at once an old man opened it he had white hair and he wore fine white clothes you are welcome come in the old man said the young man followed him into the house sit down said the old man wait here I will fetch some water and wash your feet the young man felt ashamed I can't let this Noble old man wash my feet he thought the old man went away to fetch the water soon he came back the young man wanted to take the water out of his
hands he wanted to wash the old man's feet but but then he remembered the Monk's Second Blessing obey your host the second monk had said take what he gives you so the young man sat down and the old man washed his feet then the old man clapped his hands and a young girl came into the room she was carrying a dish of delicious food feed our guest the old man said to the girl the girl did not move and the young man saw that she was blind the old man pushed her towards the young man
feed him he said again so the girl fed the young man and he ate well then he lay down to rest and he slept all night he woke up early in the morning thank you he said to his host you have been very kind to me but now I must go on the sun was up now and the young man could see his host clearly the old man did not look fine and Noble now his teeth were long and white and sharp his eyes were small and cruel is he a man or is he an
ogre the young man thought you're lucky the old man said you didn't refuse my Hospitality I wanted to wash your feet and you accepted I gave you food and you ate it many people have come to my house they didn't let me wash their feet and they didn't accept my food I killed them all he pointed to the ground their bodies are under your feet he said the young man was very frightened but the girl the blind girl he said why didn't you kill her the old man laughed I took her eyes he said I
made her blind and now she is my servant I must go the young man thought I must get away from this terrible man he is mad thank you goodbye thank you God bless you he said quickly and he began to walk away but the old man called him back wait he said I have something for you he went back into his house and came out again he was carrying a sack take it he said the young man took the sack and ran away down the road the sack was very heavy at last he sto stopped
under a tree and opened it dollars he said silver dollars he tried to count them but he couldn't there were too many of them the monks saved my life again he thought and their Second Blessing has made me Rich too he went on quickly down the road my dear parents and my wife will be very happy he thought I can look after them well now he walked for a long time the sun was high in the sky and he was hot and tired but he knew this road well he knew the trees and the rocks
and the little streams he was nearly home he came to a church by the side of the road a crowd was standing there they were watching an old man and a boy the man and the boy were fighting the young man felt very angry What a wicked boy he thought he is showing no respect to that poor old man he wanted to run up to the boy and beat him with his stick but then he remembered the Monk's third blessing do not be angry they had said always think before you act he turned to the
woman next to him what's happening he said who is this old man and this boy why are they fighting it's a sad story The Woman said these people are very poor the old man is the boy's grandfather 10 years ago his son left him because he wanted to find work in the town the old man had no one to help him he has been very unhappy he wanted to kill himself his grandson is trying to stop him tears came into the young man's eyes oh my father oh my child he shouted he pushed his way
through the crowd he took the young boy's arm and looked into his eyes my son he said the old man had fallen to the ground the young man helped him to stand again father he said the old man looked at him is it really you he said have you really come home again yes Father the young man said and I'll never leave you again the young man went to his house with his father and his son his mother and his wife kissed him but then they began to cry you have come home only to die
they said we have no food here we ate our last meal yesterday the young man opened his sack and showed them the silver dollars then he added to it the $100 that the monks had given him I haven't come home to die but to live he said the monks have blessed me and we will be happy now for the rest of our lives [Music]
