Noble Couple_ A Parrot Turns to be An Angel

A man named Ramayya was working in construction field on daily wages. Whatever he earned was sufficient to meet his daily requirements. Sometimes his family had to go hungry if he had no work on that day. The only property they had was his mango tree. Few years back, he planted a sapling. Now it turned to a big tree and giving many fruits. You don't worry my dear. God had given us plenty of mangoes. You can sell them and we can use that amount in times of need, said his wife. Ramaiah liked his wife's suggestion and started selling those mangoes. One day, he saw a parrot sitting on his tree. He realized that it was not able to fly because one of its legs was severely hurt. He brought the parrot home, treated its leg and offered a mango daily to the bird. Gradually it was healed of its own As usual he fed the parrot with the mango The bird was not satisfied it seems It flew to the basket and landed on its edge Sitamma his wife understood that its hunger was not fulfilled So she offered two more Still it was looking at the mangoes Ramayya said we know the intensity of hunger Let it eat as many as it wanted. The couple were surprised too. See the parrot eating all the mangoes. Okay, no problem. Tomorrow we can sell mangoes. At least we fulfilled its hunger, they thought. They were awestruck to see an angel in place of the parrot. Is it a dream? They wiped their eyes. The angel started talking. It is real. You are not dreaming, she continued. I got the parrot form due to the curse of a saint on being requested. He said, I will be relieved from this curse if I eat a basket full of fruits in the house of a couple who have concern towards fellow beings. I am very grateful to you. Nobody in this world shows concern towards the creatures like us. As a token of my gratitude, I will fill this empty basket as the basket of gold mangoes. Your family can lead a happy life. Thus, he gave basket of golden mangoes and disappeared. The couple sold those mangoes and with that money purchased good house and furniture and led a happy life. They were using money, how much they required and spending the rest for the poor and needy. In Ramayya's village, no one would go hungry. They used to bless him saying, Thus, the story reveals the real wealth is happiness which we get when we feed needy people. Their blessings will be converted to material wealth too. Real happiness does not lie in how much we accumulated, but how nobly we led our lives.