A shoemaker ,his wife and his children are living in a farmer's house.He don't have land or house.they don't have enough money to live.He supporting his family by his cobbling.they have only one sheepskin coat so he wanted to buy one more sheepskin coat.One early morning he went to buy a sheepskin coat,for buying sheepskin coat he asked one farmer money. But that fellow did not gave,then he got one idea that he first get the sheepskin coat later he will give the money.He told this idea to businessman ,but businessman did not agree for shoe makers idea.
so he felt very depressed,he drunk vodka,while he was going to home he saw a stranger on the shrine,the stranger was leaning. first he frighted after seeing the stranger,then he went closer to him and he gave his coat and shoes to him for protecting from cold.and he took him to his home.
Simon wife was thinking that her husband was bought the coat,in morning he went with very little money, and definitely the farmer gave him money, with that he bought the coat. she prepared food and fed her children and also ate little bit and waiting for her husband.
suddenly some one knocked the door.she opened the door she saw her husband with out sheepskin coat and he came with a naked fellow.Simon wife felt very angry for Simon drunk with money she gave for coat and insteaded of coat he brought one naked man.she refused to gave food them.Simon tried to explain her whole story,but she was scolding without listening what her husband telling.but the stranger was silent he did not talk even one single word.
so finally she gave them food,after seeing that stranger she once again she feel bad about what talked.she showed compassion on him,the stranger smiled at her.Simon teached him how to make shoes and how to gain money for food.
he stayed with Simon only.the two people are making shoes everyday.Simon getting more money for making shoes.the young stranger working daily without taking rest or without going any where.and his face is blighting day by day brighter and brighter.he stayed with Simon 6 years.
one day one rich person came with leather,he wanted a pair of shoes with leather he brought.but he put a condition.the condition was if the shoes will broke in a year after making he will give punishment otherwise he will pay more money for making shoes.the shoe maker little bit afraid for the richman's condition.but young man smiled at looking into richman's face.when he came into Simon from that day to now he smiled two times.Simon looked at young man the signed like to agree for the condition.finally Simon agreed for the condition and he took the leather.
the youngman started making shoes for richman.he is cutting the leather like a expirenced shoemaker. Insteaded of shoes he made one paire of sandals with the leather.Simon really afraid after seeing that sandals,because the rich man will give punishment to Simon.he very much afraid.one of rich man servent came and he told that "the rich man was died two days back,so his wife told that no need of making shoes ,insteaded of shoes make sandals".so servent came there for sandal.Simon gave him the sandal he went away.
one day Simon and young man was working together.suddenly they heard some one is coming towards to there house.till now young man did not went to see anybody curiously who are coming to Simon's house.but he went see who are coming to there house.so Simon really surprised.one woman came with two little children for shoes.after seeing her face young man smiled one more time.Simon observed this.the woman with the children asked Simon that she wanted two pairs of shoes for the two children.the young man started taking measurements of childrens feet.then he sunddenly told that god forgive him for his mistakes.now he wanted to leave from simon's house.
