The Hidden treasure English story

The story: An old farmer was lying in his death bed. He wished his lazy sons to earn an honest living. He said to them that a great treasure lay hidden in his field. But he had forgotten where it exactly was. The news filled them with delight. And they began to look for it, soon after his death. The dug up the fields very carefully from one end to the other, but they could not find it anywhere. They were greatly disappointed. But they decided to make the best of a bad bargain. They showed their fields with corn and watered them well. The result was a great surprise for them all. There sprang up in those fields a crop many times richer than ever. Then they understood the real meaning of their father’s last words. They were glad to discover the hidden treasure he hinted at. It was not gold but abundant he hinted at. It was not gold but abundant crop which was the fruit of their honest labour.