A man came to a restaurant one evening to have a meal. The restaurant owner had a 1 with him. The owner learned that the man had recently 2 the city and found a job at a factory. He had an elderly mother, a kind wife, and two young sons living in the countryside. He was saving money because he planned to bring all his family to the city for a 3 life.
This was going to be his only meal of the day at the restaurant. He could only afford to spend a few cents. The owner was deeply 4 by his hard work and family values. When the man finished his meal, the owner told him that it would 5 50 cents for this meal.
Several6 passed, and the man continued to visit the restaurant every evening to have his one meal of the day and talk with the owner. The owner always 7 him and asked about his family, and how his 8 were going.
9 , one evening, the man arrived at the restaurant with a 10 on his face. He had bought a small house in a good neighborhood with a good 11 for his boys so that the boys could get a better education.12 he had just sent for his family to join him in the city.
The restaurant owner was happy for him and 13 him. The man then expressed his expectation to celebrate and decided to spend 5 dollars on his meal that evening. The restaurant owner 14 his meal, put it in a box, and sent him on his way home. When the man got home and opened his meal package, he was 15 to find the same food he had been eating every day for the past six years. He checked the bill and found out the truth: the meal was 5 dollars all the time, but he only paid 50 cents for 6 years. He finally realized how kind the owner was.
