Ti Li was proud of his helpful nature. He helped people, whenever he felt they needed any. It didn't matter for Ti Li, if they asked for the help or not. As Ti Li was a wealthy man, he could afford doing so. One day, while travelling through the village, Ti Li saw a curious sight. A man was swimming across a water stream, to get to the small island with fruit trees. The man reached the island and collected the fruits from one of the trees in a bag. Then, he swam back with the bag. Ti Li watched in amazement at the tremendous effort man was going through. Ti Li felt pity for the man, and decided to surprise him. Overnight, Ti Li hired construction workers, and built a small bridge between the island and the village. Next day Ti Li went to the bridge. The same man was sitting near the bridge, with despair on his face. Ti Li was very surprised. "Why you look sad. Look at the bridge. It has saved your effort. Now every time, you don't need to s...
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