Published May 12, 2023
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Short Story: A Baker Man

Published May 12, 2023
3 mins read
579 words

Theme: Nothing in this world is free! Only hardwork pays.

Once there was a baker who had a shop in a small town in America. This baker was not a kind man. He never gave his customers anymore bread 🍞 than necessary for their money. He never smiled at anyone. 

But he was a very good baker. His bread is the softest known bread that you can imagine. And his cakes are very delicious. Anyone who had taste his bread react as ‘mmm!’.

People came from all over the town to his shop. When they walked down the street, they smelled the baker's wonderful bread and delicious cakes, they walk right into the shop. But not everyone came inside. Some people just stood outside the shop, smelling and looking into the shop through window. 

Baker didn't like this. “ Their stomach are full of smell of my bread!😠 Am I giving them free lunch? I got nothing for my hard work” he yelled. Perhaps he thought if there is a way to put this delicious smell into bottle, I can sell them as like I sell my bread.

One winter ❄️ morning, very early, the baker was in his shop, making the bread. He wasn't singing happily while he worked. He was complaining to himself about getting up early ,about weather and other things that came to his mind. 

In the middle of this, he looked up and saw someone looking into the shop through window. It was a young man wearing an old coat. He was looking at the baker's bread as he was hungry. He was smelling the fresh bread and smiling. When the baker saw him he got angry at the man and shouted “ Pay for smelling my bread!"

The young man asked," Why should I?" The baker got angry and dragged him to court for justice. Since it's early morning(6'o clock), court will not be open. He took the young man by coat and dragged him through the snow to judge's house. 

Standing in front of judge's house, the door was opened. Judge asked," What could be so important so early in the morning?" The baker explained the problem of how young man who stole all the smell of his shop. The judge listened to him silently. 

The young man said to the judge “air is common to all living beings anyone can smell it!". He explained his innocence to the judge. Later they started arguing infront of the judge. Judge said “ stop it!. I decided how to solve this problem". “ Young man do you have any money?” judge asked him. 

Young man put his hands on pocket and took out some coins. Poor young man said," this is all the money I have in this world sir". Judge got those coins from young man and said smell came from baker's shop so you should pay for that. Hearing this the baker smiled like it was the first time in his life. Then he asked the coins from judge. But judge refused to give the coins. “ Baker , listen and listen carefully” judge said. 

Judge shooked the coins in his hand and they clinked together. “This can pay for the smell from your shop” said the judge. Baker stopped smiling and looked confusingly. Judge said that “the sound of the coin is the best way to pay for the smell from shop!”. With that he gave the coins to the young man and he returned home happily 😁.

The end.

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harish.j 5/15/23, 2:58 PM
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Diamond cuts diamond Nice ending 👍
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