a Fable about THE Cake

Once, a fisherman was walking by a river. His cake slipped out of his hands and into the water. As the fisherman was peering for his lost cake in the water, Davy Jones appeared with a golden cake and asked the fisherman if it was his.  The fisherman answered no. Then Davy took out a silver cake and asked again if it was his. For the second time, the fisherman denied ownership.

Davy was deeply moved by the fisherman’s honesty. As reward, he offered both the golden and the silver cakes to the fisherman.

But the fisherman was outraged. He shouted at Davy, “You dirty thief. You dare keep my cake? How can these tiny golden and silver cakes equal my priceless cake?” He slew Davy and sent him to his own locker!

Why did the fisherman treasure his cake, and believed even the sum of a golden and a silver cake could not replace THE cake?

For the reason, please visit my entry at http://www.italki.com/notebook/entry/286630.htm.

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