(AI translated version of  अमीर कौन?) 

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Then as per the schedule, Shubhendu, Shahnawaz and Sushil reached outside Hotel Prince with their respective families.

These three and their family members were saying hello to each other when a completely ragged disabled beggar came and stood in front of them. He said in a timid voice – Babuji! Haven’t eaten bread for two days. Give me five rupees, right?

Shubhendu tried to drive away the beggar in every possible way but that too was no less. He would sit here and there for two to four minutes and then start begging in a whining voice while tossing the bowls in front of them.

Shahnawaz was not liking this attitude of the beggar. He did not want to give him even a single penny. But he thought why not use this opportunity to impress his friends? So after thinking something he said – Baba! I have five hundred rupee notes. There is no change. You go ahead!

On the other hand, Sushil thought that we all had come to this hotel in the mood to party and this beggar was spoiling the fun. So he said in an angry voice – Can’t you hear? Go ahead and beg. Don’t know where they come from? Neither sees the opportunity nor the auspicious time! Just come and play the bowl!

The beggar was probably fed up after seeing the conversation and behaviour of these three friends. So he got angry and said – Let’s wear suits and boots and party in a three-star hotel! In this way, people will become rich but for a poor person, not even a penny comes out of his pocket. For so long I have been asking only Rs 5 each to quench the fire in my stomach. If you don’t even get five rupees out of your pocket then what is the use of such a rich person? My condition is better than you people, at least I have fifteen-twenty coins of five rupees each!

These words of the beggar pierced the three friends like an arrow in the chest. They started feeling extremely embarrassed. They felt that this wealth of theirs was completely artificial. And it was also true.

Shubhendu had bought the new car with a little of his earnings. His father had passed away a month ago. Hence, Shubhendu was able to buy this car after getting five lakh rupees deposited in his bank account as a nominee.

Similarly, Shahnawaz had bought a bike with the money he got from selling his ancestral land in Kisanpur village.

Poor Sushil had somehow managed to buy a house by taking some savings and a huge loan amount from a private bank. Overall, all three were not as rich as they were pretending!

But now when the beggar taunted, Shubhendu thought something and looked down and said in a soft voice – Baba! Come join us! We will have dinner with you today!

After this, the three friends along with the beggar went to a three-star hotel to have dinner with the family.

(fictional story)