One day, walking down the street, a man hit a wallet lying on the sidewalk.
When he lifts it, he feels the weight of something unusual – inside there is a strong pile of cash. His eyes spread when he counts $ 700. However, this discovery soon leads him to a number of events that test his morality, the truth and the integrity of a rich man who believes he was damaged.
What began as a simple finding would soon turn into a complicated dispute and pull both men to court to solve the secret of the missing $ 50 and the story of a wallet worth much more than its content.
The man encounters a wallet containing $ 700. A few days later, he notices the announcement from a rich man who has lost his wallet and offers a reward of $ 50 for his return. The man finds the owner of the wallet and returns it. A rich man checks the content and says, “I see you have already taken your reward.”
Poor, confused, asks, “What do you mean?”
A rich man replies, “This wallet had $ 750 in her when I lost her.”
They start to argue and the situation increases into the courtroom. Every man shares his version of the story, closes with a rich man, “Your honorableness, I hope you believe me.”
The older judge corresponds to “of course” and a rich man smiles while the poor man feels defeated. The judge then takes a wallet from a rich man and gives her a poor man who found her.
A rich man asks furiously, “What are you doing?”
The judge responds, “You are an honorary man, and if you say that your wallet contained $ 750, I believe you. But if the person who found this wallet was dishonest, it would not return it. Therefore, it must be someone else’s wallet.
A rich man protests, “What about my money?”
The judge calmly replies, “We’ll have to wait for someone to find your wallet with $ 750 in it.”
Finally, the wisdom of the judge prevails and reminds both men, that honesty and integrity are paramount. A rich man, though frustrated, remains without the possibility of accepting judgment. Meanwhile, a poor man who did the right thing by returning his wallet with reward and justice. This situation serves as a reminder that sometimes the truth may be more complicated than it seems, and that doing the right thing often brings its own form of justice, even if it is unexpected.