Robert was a greedy（贪婪的）man. One day, he lost 30 gold coins. He went to his friend Mike's house and told him how he lost his gold coins. Mike was kind and decided to help him find them.
The next day, Mike went to Robert's house and told him he found his 30 gold coins.
After counting the gold coins, Robert said, "I had 40 gold coins. The of them are missing. You must have taken them. And you should pay me back."
"No, I didn't take them, "said Mike.
Robert went to court（法庭）and told the judge（法官）what had taken place between him and his friend.
"How many gold coins did you find?" the judge asked Mike.
"Thirty, "answered Mike.
"How many gold coins did you lose?" the judge asked Robert.
"Forty, "answered Robert.
"Then those coins are not yours, "said the judge, "for you lost 40, while your friend found 30."
Then the judge told Mike to take the 30 gold coins home.
"If anybody reports that they have found 40 gold coins, I will send them to you, "the judge told Robert.
Then Robert said that he didn't tell the truth and that he lost 30 gold coins, but the judge did not listen to him.
Always be honest; dishonesty never pays.
