Water in the Well

Summary

This is a story about a farmer; they start by saying the most important thing for a farmer is a good water source for his field so that the crops grow faster and so that they grow well and are good quality crops.

Once upon a time, a farmer named Kasim lived in a land not so far away. He had a field adjacent to a well owned by a man named Ahmad. The farmer often asked Ahmad if he could use the well's water for his crops. Ahmad said, Why do you keep asking again and again? I don't like saying no to you over and over again. Why don't you save enough money to buy the well for me? 

The farmer liked the idea, but he knew Ahmad would ask for a lot of money, so he took all his savings and went to him and bought the well from him the next day. When he went to use the well, he dug a way to his field. Ahmad asked him what he was doing and told him that he only bought the well and not the water inside. He said he should pay every day to get water from the well. The farmer was shocked.

He went to the Qazi and told him the whole story, so the Qazi called Ahmad to hear both sides. He listened to both sides of the story, and the Qazi was intelligent, so he said he entirely agreed with Ahmad. The farmer's heart dropped, and Ahmad was pleased that the Qazi sided with him. He said, “In that case, Ahmad, why are you keeping it in Kasim’s well? You have no right to keep your belongings on his property. Ahmad didn't know what to say. Everyone in the court laughed at him, and he was asked to pay the farmer's rent to keep his water in the well. Although everything happened, the farmer never troubled Ahmad with the rent.