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1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales

Jon Hagadorn

Fiction, Arts

4.2 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 26 October 2016

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

This old tale tells of a thief, who, upon unlawfully entering a house and breaking his leg on a weak window sill while climbing in, brashly goes to court to blame his broken leg on the carpenter who built the sill. The carpenter passes the buck...and so on down the line. The judge sees no problem with the original crime, and follows the reasoning of the thief. The tale makes a mockery of justice and illustrates the frustrations of a citizenry living in a situation where those responsible for crimes are not punished because the powers that be are willing to absolve the wrongdoers of any responsibility. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Sometimes running a business can feel like cycling uphill, with square wheels!
0:07.0	But zero online accounting software can help predict the future cash flow of your business.
0:15.0	So you can stay one step ahead.
0:18.0	Soon it'll feel more like free-wheeling downhill.
0:20.0	Wuho!
0:21.0	On a tandem!
0:22.0	Alright, mate! With a mass sir on the back.
0:25.0	Oh that's nice.
0:26.0	Search zero with an ex because healthy business is beautiful business. You're going to. The Welcome to another episode from 1001 classic short stories and tales. One good measure of a nation's honesty is its sense of responsibility
1:06.5	toward the law and toward its citizens. When we constantly hear of law-breaking and malfeasance
1:12.1	at the highest levels of government and we allow all
1:14.8	the law breakers to say it's not my fault in return for immunity and no one gets punished.
1:21.6	We have corruption.
1:23.5	This old Arab tale makes great reading for our times.
1:28.6	Someone must pay.
1:31.1	One morning a well-known thief with a splint on his leg hobbled into a courtroom and approached the bench.
1:37.0	Your Honor, he began, bowing the best he could.
1:41.0	I have a complaint.
1:42.0	Yesterday I was walking down the street minding my own business
1:45.9	when I noticed a house with a window that was clearly unlocked. Now who could pass
1:51.0	by an invitation like that?
1:53.0	Of course I had to investigate.
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