The story revolves around two brothers, Hari and Shyam, who lived with their sister-in-law. Hari was calm and polite, while Shyam was deceitful. Shyam was not married and lived with his brother and sister-in-law. The sister-in-law complained about Shyam not contributing to the household and only eating food.
The scene then shifts to a jungle where a man is talking to another person, Han. The man tells Han that he has been trying to defeat a witch who turned his family into stone and has been living in the jungle for 94 years. The witch has a magic bottle that can make crops grow into gold. Han agrees to help the man, and they devise a plan to defeat the witch.
Han and the man reach the witch's house, and Han is turned into stone. However, he manages to come back to life and defeats the witch. The man reveals that he had been pretending to be a fool to get his sons to work hard and become self-reliant. He had buried his life's earnings under the ground and had been waiting for his sons to mature and take responsibility.
The sons eventually find out about the buried treasure and start farming on the land. After four months, they harvest the crops and discover that the plants have grown like gold. They realize that their father was right and that they should have listened to him. The story ends with the family coming together and harvesting the crops, with the father proud of his sons for finally understanding the value of hard work.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. Two brothers, Hari and Shyam, lived in a village.
2. Hari was calm and polite, while Shyam was deceitful.
3. Hari lived with his brother and sister-in-law.
4. Shyam was not married.
5. A wise old man told a story about a witch who turned people into stone.
6. The witch had a magic bottle and magical crops that could bring good fortune.
7. A man named Han was on a quest to defeat the witch and avenge his family's death.
8. Han was helped by a donkey and a magical bottle of water.
9. The witch was defeated, and Han took revenge for his family's death.
10. Hari took a loan from a person in a new village and bought a piece of land.
11. Hari sowed magical seeds on the land and earned a lot of money by selling the crops.
12. Hari's condition improved, and he got a permanent house.
13. Shyam and his friends wanted to become heroes and went to the city.
14. They spent all the money in the house and were scolded by their father.
15. The father was ill and told his sons that he had buried his life's earnings and happiness under the ground.
16. The sons were told to find the money, but they couldn't remember where it was kept.
17. The sons were told to harvest the paddy in the field, and they would find the money.
18. After four months, the paddy plants were ready, but there was no gold.
19. The sons realized that the paddy plants had grown like gold and could be sold for money.
20. The father explained that he had bought the land himself and had gotten his sons to do the farming to make them self-reliant.