✨ Summary (Easy English)

This story is about honesty, kindness, and patience.
An old man ran a small clock shop. He was poor but honest.
One day, a rich man bought a clock and forgot to pay.
The old man did not run after him. He believed the man would return.

After many days, the rich man came back and paid the money.
He felt ashamed and admired the old man’s trust and honesty.

Moral: Honesty and patience are rewarded.

✨ कहानी का सार (Hindi)

यह कहानी ईमानदारी और धैर्य पर आधारित है।
एक बूढ़ा आदमी छोटी-सी घड़ी की दुकान चलाता था।
एक दिन एक अमीर आदमी घड़ी लेकर चला गया और पैसे देना भूल गया।

बूढ़ा आदमी उसके पीछे नहीं भागा।
उसे भरोसा था कि वह वापस आएगा।
कुछ दिनों बाद वह अमीर आदमी लौटा और पैसे चुका दिए।
वह बूढ़े आदमी की ईमानदारी से बहुत प्रभावित हुआ।

📘 Word Meanings

• Old-clock shop – पुरानी घड़ियों की दुकान

• Honest – ईमानदार

• Trust – भरोसा

• Patience – धैर्य

• Ashamed – शर्मिंदा

• Poor – गरीब

📝 Question–Answer

Q1. Who ran the old-clock shop?
Ans: An old man ran the shop.

Q2. What mistake did the rich man make?
Ans: He took the clock and forgot to pay.

Q3. Why didn’t the old man run after the rich man?
Ans: Because he trusted that the man would return.

Q4. What did the rich man do later?
Ans: He came back and paid the money.

Q5. What lesson does the story teach us?
Ans: Honesty and patience always bring good results.

✅ Message of the Lesson

• Be honest

• Trust others

• Patience pays