There lived a poor but worthy farmer in a village. With the small income of his few acres of land, he used to support himself, his wife and seven children. One day while walking through the fields, he was thinking of how he could add to his income. He found a purse of gold which had been dropped by a passer-by. He carried it home and showed it to his wife who advised him to use it or at least a part of it for themselves. The honest farmer told his wife that honesty is the best policy and that he would first try to find out the man who had lost it. The owner of the purse, a very wealthy man, was at last discovered by the farmer. The rich man took the purse and gave him thanks, but no reward. The wife rebuked the husband for his foolishness. The farmer kept saying, "Honesty is the best policy."
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