A DISHONEST MAN IN A VILLAGE

Once upon a time, in a small village named Madhopur, there lived a man named Pheku. Pheku was known to be a highly dishonest person who would lie, cheat and steal whenever and wherever he got a chance. He was actually a shrewd person, a bloody rascal, truly matching to his clan. He was a true incarnation of Satan. He won't leave anything undone to hurt and cheat others.

Pheku's reputation as a bad and brutal person preceded him and people in the village would often warn their children to stay away from him and his black shadow. Infact, people hated him and his presence around them. They didn't like him at all. Despite this, Pheku continued with his dishonest ways and had made a name for himself as a cunning, deceitful and brutal person. People wanted to get rid of such a fraud and cruel person. But how? It was a question.

One day, a rich merchant came to the village looking for a trustworthy person to manage his business in that village. The merchant was actually new to the village and had just started a business there. Pheku saw this as an opportunity to make some money out of him and decided to present himself as an honest and reliable person that he was not at all. He saw that the merchant was a new guy in that village and he could easily cheat him.

Pheku, now, didn't want to lose any chance. So, he immediately went to the merchant and presented himself as a very good guy. He talked to him very sweetly as a very refined and honest person. The merchant was impressed with Pheku's smooth-talking and his sugar coated words. He hired him to manage his business. Pheku was ecstatic and felt that his dishonest ways had finally paid off. He was very happy that he had got a golden chance to cheat a big business man and make a lot of money from him. 

However, Pheku's true colours soon began to show. He started to embezzle money from the merchant's business and would often cheat customers by overcharging them. The merchant, who had trusted Pheku completely, was shocked and hurt when he found out about Pheku's dishonesty. He was not accustomed to overcharging and cheating his customers. He treated his customers like the messengers of God. So, he was truly shocked with Pheku's behaviour. 

The villagers, who had known all along about Pheku's deceitful ways, were not surprised when they heard about the incident. They felt that Pheku had finally got what he deserved for his dishonesty. Dishonesty also pays at the end as honesty does. The merchant fired Pheku and warned the other merchants also about his dishonesty. Pheku, who had once thought he was clever and could get away with anything, was left with nothing but a bad reputation, a bad name. 

At the end, Pheku realized that his dishonest ways had led to his downfall and so, he vowed to change his ways. However, it was too late as the damage had already been done and the villagers could never trust him. He was criticized everywhere. God also didn't forgive him. He got his ribs fractured in an accident. At the end of his life, he was paralysed and died a very painful death. It was the end of a foul play. 

His wife who was his partner in all his crimes, became a widow and lived her life by begging in the village. She was also punished by God and became blind. She lived a wretched life for supporting in Pheku's crimes. 

It's said that whatever one does, it moves around and duly pays back. So, do good and get good.