Sam and Tom
were identical
twins. They
were so
identical that
even their
mother found it
difficult to
distinguish one
from the other,
at least during
their initial days
on earth.
However, they
were very different from each other when it
came to everything other than their
appearance. Sam had no friends, while Tom
was a great friendship maker. Sam loved
sweets, but Tom loved spicy food and
detested sweets. Sam was mommy’s pet
and Tom was daddy’s pet. While Sam was
generous and selfless, Tom was greedy and
selfish!
As Sam and Tom grew up, their father
wanted to share his fortune equally amongst
them. However, Tom did not agree and he
argued that whoever proved to be more
intelligent and strong would have to get a
bigger share of the wealth.
Sam agreed. Their father decided to organize
a competition between the two. He asked the
two sons to walk as long as they could, and
return home before sunset. The wealth would
be divided in proportion to the distance
covered. As a rule of the competition, they
were not permitted to carry a watch to keep
track of the time.
The following day, Sam and Tom set out to
walk. It was a rather sunny day. Sam walked
slowly and steadily, while Tom broke into a
sprint as he was bent on winning the race
and also winning a greater portion of his
father’s wealth.
Sam knew that it would be ideal to walk as
far as possible till noon and start for home at
noon as it would take the same amount of
time to walk back home. Knowing this, Sam
decided to turn back for home at noon so as
reach home on time.
However, Tom, with his greed to earn more
wealth, did not attempt to

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