The Wonderful Pear Tree
A market miracle hides a clever surprise
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Page 1
A farmer in China brought sweet pears to market to sell. His wooden cart had one wheel and two long handles. The fragrant pears filled his pushcart.
A wandering monk in a torn cap and patched robe came to his cart and asked for one pear. He carried a small pick-axe. The tool rested on his shoulder.
Page 2
The farmer refused and grew angry; even when the people nearby urged him to share a small pear, he would not. The monk waited beside the cart.
An artisan, who made things in a nearby shop, bought a pear from the farmer and gave it to the monk to end the noisy argument. The artisan paid with his own money.
Page 3
The monk thanked the artisan and invited everyone to share some beautiful pears of his own. People gathered around to listen.
“Why not eat your own?” someone asked; he said he first needed a seed, then ate the gifted pear and saved its seed. The crowd watched him finish.
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