A poor student lived in a small room near a restaurant. His room was close 1o the kitchen of the restaurant. The restaurant owner was a good cook but the only thing he loved was money.
One day when the owner was in the kitchen, he heard the poor student talking to his friend. "I feel happy to live here. Though I eat only rice every day the smells from the restaurant make the rice delicious."
The restaurant owner got angry and thought the student was stealing the smells from his kitchen! He decided to take him to the judge (法官).
Everybody laughed when the man ended his talk. But the judge said to the student seriously，"You are wrong. You should pay or the smells." After hearing that， the restaurant owner was very happy but the poor student was afraid. "What should I do? I have only a few coins.'
The judge asked the student if he had money on him. The student took out all his coins he had and gave them to the judge.
"I will drop the coins into your left hand," the judge said to the student. No one talked, so everyone heard the sound of the coins when they fell into the student's left hand.
"Well," said the judge to the restaurant owner. "You've heard his money. You've been paid for your smells."
