The Pundit and the Burglars

A certain village became the hunting ground for a small gang of thieves. They operated with such caution and cleverness that the villagers were unable to catch them, while homes in the village continued to be burgled one after another.

When the king heard of the menace, he dispatched a group of expert detectives. One night, the gang was pursued and captured, bringing immense relief to the villagers. They spent the rest of the night discussing the losses inflicted upon them by the thieves.

As the sun rose, the villagers soon discovered that every house in the village had been burgled except for the old pundit’s home. Curious, they approached him at dawn and asked, “How is it that the thieves never entered your house?”

“While you all shut your doors at night, I kept my doors wide open. The thieves must have thought that either there was nothing worth stealing in my house or that I had set a trap to catch them. Hence, they avoided my house,” replied the pundit with a chuckle.