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The four friends lied to the dean about having car trouble to get out of an exam they were unprepared for. The dean let them take the test later. When they took the exam, it only had two questions: their name and which tire had burst. This exposed their lie, as the dean was smarter than them. Lord Krishna and Sudama were childhood friends, but Sudama grew poor while Krishna prospered. Sudama's wife sent him to Krishna with rice snacks. Krishna warmly welcomed Sudama despite his appearance and poverty. Krishna ate the snacks and their friendship was unchanged by wealth or status. When Sudama returned home, he found Krishna had improved his

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The four friends lied to the dean about having car trouble to get out of an exam they were unprepared for. The dean let them take the test later. When they took the exam, it only had two questions: their name and which tire had burst. This exposed their lie, as the dean was smarter than them. Lord Krishna and Sudama were childhood friends, but Sudama grew poor while Krishna prospered. Sudama's wife sent him to Krishna with rice snacks. Krishna warmly welcomed Sudama despite his appearance and poverty. Krishna ate the snacks and their friendship was unchanged by wealth or status. When Sudama returned home, he found Krishna had improved his

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THE FOUR FRIENDS

There were four friends who hated studying. They partied all night before their exams and planned
to skip the test by lying to the professor. So they went to the dean and told him that they had been
to a wedding the previous night and on their way back, they had a flat tire. They continued to say
that they had to push the car all the way back, as they didn’t have a spare tire and hence, were not
in a position to write the exam.

The dean listened and agreed to let them take the test on a later date. Happy that they got a second
chance, the four friends studied hard and were ready for the exam. On exam day, the dean asked
the students to sit in separate classrooms, which the students agreed to.

The examination paper had only two questions, for a total of 100 marks. The questions were thus:

1. Your name:

2. Which tire of the car burst: a) Front left b) Front right c) Rear left d) Rear right

Moral

You may be smart, but there are people smarter than you in the world.

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Lord Krishna and Sudama were childhood friends. While Krishna thrived and prospered,
Sudama didn’t. He lead the life of a poor Brahmin man, living in a small hut with his wife
and kids. Most days, the kids wouldn’t even get enough to eat from what Sudama got as alms.
One day, his wife suggested that he go and ask his friend Krishna for help.

Sudama was reluctant to seek favors, but he also didn’t want his kids to suffer. So his wife
borrows some rice from the neighbors to make some rice snacks that Krishna liked, and gave
it to Sudama to take it to his friend. Sudama took it and set out to Dwaraka. He was amazed
at the gold that was used to build the city. He reached the palace gates and was obstructed by
the guards, who judged him by his torn dhoti and poor appearance.

Sudama requested the guards to at least inform Krishna that his friend Sudama has come to
meet him. The guard, although reluctant, goes and informs the lord. On hearing that Sudama
was here, Krishna stops doing whatever he was doing and runs barefoot to meet his childhood
friend.

Krishna hugs Sudama welcomes him to his abode and treats him with utmost love and
respect. Sudama, ashamed of the poor man’s rice snacks he got for Krishna, tries to hide it.
But the all-knowing Krishna asks Sudama for his gift and eats his favorite rice snacks that his
friend brought for him.

Krishna and his friend spend time laughing and talking about their childhood but Sudama,
overwhelmed by the kindness and compassion showed by his friend, is unable to ask Krishna
for help. When he returns home, Sudama finds that his hut has been replaced by a huge
mansion and his wife and kids are dressed in fine clothes.

Sudama realized how lucky he was to have a true friend like Krishna. He didn’t even ask, but
Krishna knew what Sudama wanted and gave it to him.

Moral
True friends do not distinguish between rich and poor. They are always there for you when
you need them.

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