However they were very different from each other when it came to everything other than their apprarance. Sam had no friends, while Tom was a great friendship maker. Sam loved swets but Tom loved spicy food and detested sweets. Sam was mommy's pet and Tom was daddy's pet While sam was generous and selfless, Tom was grees and selfish!
As Sam and Tpm grew up, their father wanted to his fortune equally amongst them However, tom did not agree and he argued that whover proved to intelligent and strong would have to get a bigger share of the wealth.
Sam agreed. their father decided to organize a competition between the two he asked the two sons to walk as ling as they could and return home before sunset. The wealth woulde be divided in proportion to the distance covered. As a rule of the competition they were not permitted to cary a watch to keep track of the time
The following day , Sam and Tom set out to walk It was a rather sunny day Sam walked slowely and steadily, while Tom broke into a sprit as he was bent on winning the race and also winnig a greater portion of his father's wealth.
Sam new that it would be ideal to walk as far as possible till noon and start for home at noon as it would take the same amount of time to walk back hime. Knowing this Sam decided to turn back for hime at noon so as reach home on time.
However, Tom with his greed to earn more wealth, did not attempt to return home even after mid noon he walked twic eas ling as Sam and thought he would still be able to return home before sunset. He hurried back when home before sunset he hirried back when he saw the turnj orange. Unfortunaterly he could not even make it half way home as the stared to set Slowly darkeness engulfed his path and he to drag his tired feet back hime.
He had lost tyhe race Only because of his grees greed leads to loss.
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