The Clever Woman and Her Husband
Long ago a clever woman lived in a windy old town. Every night her husband ate too much food and fell into a heavy sleep. When he ate too much, his eyes closed and he slept deeply. The woman made a clever plan to change this bad habit.
One night she carried the sleeping man into a dark cave. In the morning the man saw cold dark stones around him. He did not know the place and waited in great fear. A little later the woman came in black clothes. She changed her voice and said, "I bring food to this cave."
The man sat up quickly and looked at her carefully. "Don't give me a little, give me food until I'm full!" he shouted. When the woman heard these words, she shook her head sadly. Then she understood that her husband would never change. She opened the cloth on her face and showed herself.
"Even in this dark cave you only think about food," she said. The man saw his mistake but kept his old habit. Even this clever plan could not save the man. Bad habits sit very deep inside people. A leopard never changes its spots.