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in the morning. His mouth watered at the

sight of the sweets on the shelves. Bholanath
stopped and stared longingly at the sweets

in the shelves. He wanted to buy them but he
had no money. “How I wish I could buy those

sweets!” he thought and walked away sadly.

One day, when Bholanath was on his

way to work as usual, he stopped outside
Manikchand’s shop. He sat in front of the

shop and opened his lunch box. He started
eating his poor meal of dry chapatis. For the first time, he enjoyed What did Bholanath do
outside Manikchand’s
his meal because the smell of the sweets filled the air. shop that made his lunch

“Ah! The food tastes delicious today,” he thought. From that day, seem tasty?

Bholanath sat outside Manikchand’s sweet shop and ate the lunch
he brought from home. The smell of the sweets made his lunch seem tasty.

One day, Manikchand noticed Bholanath eating outside his shop. “What are you doing
here?” he asked angrily.

“I am enjoying the smell of the sweets in your shop,” Bholanath replied.

“How dare you enjoy the smell of the sweets without paying for it?” Manikchand shouted.

Bholanath was surprised to hear this.

He said, “It’s ridiculous! Do you want me
to pay for the smell of sweets?”

“Yes, of course. If you don’t pay, I shall

take you to court,” Manikchand said.

Bholanath did not have any money. So

he went to court with Manikchand.

The judge heard Manikchand’s
complaint patiently. Then he turned to

Bholanath and asked him, “Do you have
any money?”

The poor man put his hands into his

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