"Golden Mongoose" by Swami Vivekananda
A Brahmin, his wife, his son, and his son's wife had not tasted food for some time on account of a famine. The head of the house went out and after a search found a small quantity of barley. He brought this home and divided it into four portions, and the small family was about to eat, when a knock was heard at the door. It was a guest. The different portions were set before him, and he departed with his hunger satisfied, while the quartette who had entertained him perished.
This story is told in India to illustrate what is expected in the sacred name of hospitality.
Grateful thanks to The Vedanta Kesari, September 2008.
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This story is from Mahabharata, Asvametha Parva. Vivekananda has retold. It will be apt to quote the original source also.
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