An Unexpected Visitor

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er his body and was bent with exhaustion and pain. Sadness was written all over his face and the blackened lips in his bearded face parted to mumble in a feeble voice: "Have mercy on me good man. Please give me some food. I had nothing to eat for more than a day." "Sure, just wait here". said Plimo. He went in and came out again quickly to hand a piece of bread to the man. But the beggar was not satisfied. "Shall you not call me inside?" he said "On such a day, when everyone is dining at home, why should I stay out?" Plimo hesitated. He had only a few hours to go for the prayer and what if the man created problems and took much more time to eat? But he remembered the holy commandment to feed the hungry. Plimo reluctantly called the beggar inside and returned to his table to dine with his family. The man sat down and removed his shawl which revealed his ugly sores, many of which appeared to burst. Black flies flied around them, and the man waved his hands now and again to disperse the insects. Plimo's wife and kids were much disturbed at the sight. Plimo himself lost his appetite but encouraged his family to eat on. "It is not good to keep a hungry man outside. Besides, he will soon be gone". said he. But the beggar started to behave very improperly. He made ugly noises and spat out here and there. "Hey" shouted Plimo, "Behave yourself man. This is a house, not some road if you think it is". But the beggar paid no heed. The bread seemed to give him some strength. "Bring me some wine. I'll go away." he said firmly to Plimo. A cup of wine was served to the man. He took a sip and began to cough. Then he spat right into the cup. "You be damned. Now see what you have done, you shameless wretched fellow" shouted Plimo. As he got up from his seat, the man rolled over the floor with a violent cough and fell flat on his face. Plimo shook the

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