Once upon a time, there lived a clever boy named Joy in a village. He always kept to himself and did not get into any trouble. His one guiding principle was—"I am not going to volunteer to say or do anything."
One day, the village head was investigating a theft. He summoned the entire village. Joy stood quietly in one corner. In fact, Joy knew very well who the thief was, because he had seen the thief fleeing that night. But he thought to himself, "Why should I go and say anything? I won't get involved in any trouble."The head began to question everyone one by one. No one could provide any information. Joy remained calm. He was steadfast in his principle—unless directly asked, he would not provide any information himself.
Finally, the head's gaze fell on Joy. He called him over and asked, "Joy, did you see anyone at night?"Then Joy replied, "Yes, I saw Kalu Mia running away with a sack."Based on Joy's information, the thief was caught. The villagers told Joy, "You did a great job! But why didn't you say anything earlier?"Joy smiled and replied, "I didn't want to take on trouble or responsibility on my own. But when I was asked, I told the truth."
Since then, whenever there's a discussion about hiding information or not taking responsibility on one's own in the village, everyone recalls Joy's story.
