Tit for Tat, The Grocer and the Fruit Seller Completing Story:
Today, our completing or shot story is ‘Tit for Tat’. You can also title it as ‘The Grocer and the fruit seller story’. Basically, the meaning of tit for tat is to give an equivalent result in return to someone who did something unjust or unpleasant. When it comes to the question of origin of this phrase or expression, it refers to the words ‘Tip for tap’ which mean a light but distinct blow or hit. The similar expression may be directed to the phrases ‘blow for a blow or eye for an eye or strike for a strike.’ Perhaps, as a vibrant of tip for tap, tit for tat was used first in between 1550 to 1560.
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| The Grocer and the Fruit Seller Story |
Now, read the beginning of the story and use your
creativity to complete it.
One day, a grocer borrowed a balance and weights
from a fruit seller. After some days, the fruit seller asked the grocer to
return his balance and weights ...............
Tit For Tat
The Grocer and the Fruit Seller
One day, a grocer borrowed a balance and weights from a fruit seller. After some days, the fruit seller asked the grocer to return his balance and weights. The grocer was very greedy and dishonest. He said, “I am very sorry. I cannot give back those. The mice have eaten up your scales and weights. The lame excuse of the dishonest grocer made the fruitseller very angry. But he controlled his temper and wanted to teach him a good lesson. So, he hit upon a plan. Some days later, the fruit seller went to the grocer and said, “Would you please send your son with me? I am going to town to bring some goods.
The grocer allowed his son to go with the seller. The next day the fruit seller came back home from the town alone. The son of the grocer was not with him. So, the grocer asked the fruit seller, “Where is my son?” The seller replied, “A crow has picked your son away.” The grocer got furious hearing this surprising answer. He shouted loudly and said, “How a tiny crow can bring a grown up boy?” The fruit seller replied with a gentle smile, “Just like the way the mouse can eat up the iron scales and weights.”
Hearing this, the grocer realized his fault. He returned the balance and weights and asked for his pardon. At last the fruitseller gave back the son to the grocer. In this way, the fruit seller teaches the grocer a good lesson.
Moral of the story: Don’t be dishonest and greedy and never try to cheat with other.
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