Develop the following outline into a short story in about 150 to 200 words. Give your story a suitable title.2+8
Hints:Three thieves steal a purse of gold-agree to divide the gold among themselves one of them goes to buy food-puts poison in the food-meanwhile, the other two decide to kill him-he is killed on his return the poisoned food eaten by the other two.
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THREE THIEVES AND A PURSE OF GOLD
Once there lived three thieves in a village. They were so marked in the village that common people of the village became suspicious of them. So it was almost impossible for them to carry on their stealing operation in and around their locality. Naturally they were out of work. Out of frustration they hit upon a plan and went to the nearby town where nobody knew them. There they stole a purse of gold from a wealthy merchant's chamber and took shelter in a distant forest. Weary of long journey they felt terribly hungry. They found nothing to eat. So they decided to send one of them to a nearby village for buying food for them. One of them readily agreed and set out in search of food while the other two remained in the forest to take care of the purse of gold. The thief that went out reached a foodstall and finished his lunch. He bought food for the rest two who conspired to kill him to divide the gold between them two. On his way to the shelter in the forest he thought, "I'll add poison to the food and become the owner of the purse." So he mixed poison with the food and returned with joy. As soon as he reached with food they pounced on him and killed him instantly. Being very hungry they ate food and died. As a result, nobody could enjoy the stolen wealth.
Moral: Greed ruins one and all
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