*Egypt folk tale: Tit for Tat*

*Summarized by Jane*

*Simki was a very simple and innocent guy. His wife Rozia always told him to work hard and use his brain. Many people took advantage of his personality and he was always cheated. They were very poor. One day, Rozia told him to ask his friend Fazri to give him a job. She thought they were friends so Fazri would not cheat him. But Fazri at that time became a very cunning and selfish guy. He told him to work in a very large field. For this crop, after harvesting, Simki would take the above of the ground, and Fazri would take the under of the ground. He gave him the turnip seeds. When the harvest time came, Fazri took the turnips then sold and gain lots of money, meanwhile, Simki gain no money because no one wanted to buy turnip leaves. Sad Simki got home, Rozia was very angry but she knew she couldn’t do anything. For the next crop, Simki told Fazri that he would take the lower 50 and he would take the remaining 50 of the under of the ground. Fazri gave Simki the wheat seeds. Again, after the harvest time, Fazri earned lots of money meanwhile Simki earned nothing. Rozia was very angry and decided to teach Fazri a lesson. This time was same like the previous time, Simki and Rozia would take would take the lower 50 and he would take the remaining 50 of the under of the ground. Rozia changed the seeds which Fazri gave them to potato seeds secretly. During the crop, Fazri was very arrogant and didn’t supervise them. After the crop, Simki and Rozia earned lots of money which was enough for them to buy a small land to grow things they loved and provided them a comfortable life. Fazri earned nothing this time.*