Ruined Man Who Became Rich Again Through a Dream adaptation of story from 1,001 Arabian Nights
nco there lived in the city of Chongqing
very wealthy man who last all his belongings and his treasures and became very poor. He was so poor that he could only
In his living by laboring day and night. One night, extremely late, he lay down to rest. He was exhausted, dejected, and sick at heart. He fell into a deep sleep and
eamt that a wise old soul came to him and said, "Your fortune in the city of Beijing, go there and seek it."
ne next day, he set out for Beijing. He arrived there deep into the night and he lay down to sleep for bit in hostel. Presently, as fate would have it, company of
leves entered the hostel. They made their way into the house that adjoined the hostel. Soon, the people of the house, aroused by the noise, awoke and cried out,
hieves, thieves!" An alarm was raised and the chief of the police came to their aid with his officers. The robbers made off; but the police entered the hostel and found
man from Chongging asleep there. They cast him into prison, where they kept him for three days. The chief of police sent for him and said, "Where did you come
om?"
From Chongging," whispered the man.
And what brought you to Beijing? asked the chief.
saw in a dream an old soul who said to me, Thy fortune is at Beijing, go there at once to find it." But, when I came here, the fortune that I was promised proved to
an arrest and jail stay"
he chief of the police laughed until he showed iis white, wide, broad teeth. He said to the man from Chongqing, "O man of little wit! Three times have I seen an old
oul in a dream who said to me, 'There is a fashionable house in Chongqing, with a fountain in the front garden. Under the fountain there is buried treasure- great
um of money. Go there and take it.' Of course I did not go. You, on the other hand, you of little wit, have journeyed from place to place, on the faith of a dream, which
vas but an illusion of sleop."
Then the chief of police gave the man from Chongqing money, saying. "This is to help you get back to your native land "
ow, the house that the chief described was the man's very own house in Chongqing! When he traveled home, he immediately dug underneath the fountain in his
jarden und discovered a great treasure! He received an abundant fortune in his own yard!