Three guests

The woman left her house and saw three old men with long white beards on the street courtyard. She did not recognize them. She said, “I guess you don’t know me, but you must be hungry. Please enter the house and eat. ”“ Is the husband at home? ”They asked. “No,” she answered. “He is not there.” “Then we cannot enter,” they answered. In the evening, when her husband returned home, she told him what had happened. “Go and tell them I'm at home and invite them into the house!” Said the husband.

The woman went out and invited the old people. “We cannot go to the house together,” they replied. “Why?” She wondered. One of the old men explained: “His name is Wealth,” he said pointing to one of his friends, and said pointing to another, “His name is Luck, and my name is Love.” Then he added, “Now go home and talk with your husband about which of us you want to see in your house. ”The woman went and told her husband what she had heard. Her husband was very pleased. “How good!” He said. “If you really have to make a choice, let's invite Wealth. Let him come in and fill our house with wealth! ”His wife objected,“ Darling, why don't we invite Good luck? ”Their daughter listened to everything sitting in the corner. She ran to them with her suggestion: “Why shouldn't we invite Love? After all, then love will reign in our house! "" Let's agree with our girl, "said the husband to his wife. “Go and ask Love to become our guest.” The woman came out and asked the three old men, “Which of you is Love? Come into the house and be our guest. ”An old man named Love went towards the house. The other 2 old men followed him. Surprised, the lady asked Wealth and Good Luck: “I only invited Love, why are you going?” The old men answered: “If you invited Wealth or Good Luck, the other two of us would stay on the street, but since you invited Love, where she is goes, we always follow her. Where there is Love, there is always Wealth and Luck !! ” The other 2 old men followed him. Surprised, the lady asked Wealth and Good Luck: “I only invited Love, why are you going?” The old men answered: “If you invited Wealth or Good Luck, the other two of us would stay on the street, but since you invited Love, where she is goes, we always follow her. Where there is Love, there is always Wealth and Luck !! ” The other 2 old men followed him. Surprised, the lady asked Wealth and Good Luck: “I only invited Love, why are you going?” The old men answered: “If you invited Wealth or Good Luck, the other two of us would stay on the street, but since you invited Love, where she is goes, we always follow her. Where there is Love, there is always Wealth and Luck !! ”

PS I wanted to post in Proverbs, but there is not enough karma. And the parable is cool, I really like it.

UPD: Moved to Proverbs. Thank you.