Grapefruit trees in the garden. Usually the taste of the grapefruits was

The Secret of the Old Man

An old man named uncle Toshtemir lived in a small town. He had a garden. He grew grapefruit trees in the garden. Usually the taste of the grapefruits was sour, but ones grown by Uncle Toshtemir was sweet. People were interested in the reason of this and they thought that Uncle Toshtemir grew up the grapefruits with a mysteriuos beverage instead of water.

One day, Uncle Toshtemir wanted to hire an assistant and recruited a young man. He was very curious. Uncle Toshtemir showed the young man all places of garden and thoroughly explained the work to be done. Suddenly, Uncle Toshtemir admonished the young man that he was going to open the container in the corner. "Do not touch and not open it" he said.

Then the young man thought that it must have kept his secret in these containers and decided to see them. In the evening, the young boy came to the container. As soon as he opened it, he smelled an unpleasant odor. He believed that it would be toxic. He was horrified and fainted.

For a while, Uncle Toshtemir woke up the young man and asked what he was doing here. The young man could not say anything for switching out of his contemporary condition. He knew that he had acted like an idiot and told him the truth.

Then Uncle Toshtemir said to him, "I have no a secret, so I do not brag my grapefruits. I love my work and do it with enterest. Listen to me. Anything you do, If you sincerely want to do it, will look sweet".

Written by Sobir Aralov.