A Plant of Prosperity | Bedtime Stories for Kids

A long time ago, a wealthy merchant named Kumara lived there. He lived in his huge bungalow with his wife, Jayanti, and son, Amrit. Kumara was very proud of his rich status. As he had worked really hard to achieve it.

Many years ago, he led a miserably poor life. His parents barely managed to get food for the day. But Kumara was very ambitious and toiled day and night. Luck favoured him, and soon, he became a wealthy merchant in the town. He lost his parents before he struck the fortune, and he deeply regretted that he was not able to give them a comfortable life.

His wife, Jayanti, was a humble girl. She loved taking care of her family. Kumara never respected her. He always boasted about his income and the comfortable life he gave her. Jayanti never disrespected him. She only focused on her house.

Kumara was busy with his business, and Amrit was busy with his studies. They both left home in the morning and had a hectic day, which left Jayanti with a lot of time at her disposal. She started growing plants around her house.

Soon, she had a vast garden full of beautiful flowers, which kept her busy during the day. She was thrilled. Amrit liked her mother’s garden and motivated her to grow more.

The fragrance of the flowers made their house very magical. Soon in the village, their home was recognized as a fragrant house. 

When Kumara learned about the house's new name, he ridiculed Jayanti, saying, ‘Poor woman, she has nothing much to do.’

One day, Kumara’s friend came home. He was astonished to see beautiful flowers. He offered Jayanti the chance to sell flowers to him so she could earn good money. Jayanti disagreed, but Amrit motivated her mother to take up the opportunity, and she said yes.

The day Jayanti received a small amount of money. She was thrilled. But Kumara made fun of her, ‘Woman can earn only from small home business.’

Jayanti didn’t mind his words. She concentrated on her work.

One day Minister of the kingdom came to meet Kumara. He said that the Queen wished to visit their home for business. Kumara was happy he thought the queen wanted to do business with him.

Another day Queen of the kingdom arrived at their bungalow. She said she was here to meet Jayanti. She had heard a lot about the fragrant house, and she wanted to visit it. She wished to do business with Jayanti. Finally, Jayanti had the opportunity to grow her income more than Kumara.

Kumara, who thought Queen was here to meet him, was enraged. But he had no choice, and from that day, he stopped making fun of Jayanti.

Moral - Small beginnings of honest efforts can help in creating big success.

Happy reading!

Check out Nisha B Thakur's highly appreciated novel, The Unexpected Trail.