Mark Twain, whose real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens, was a famous American writer, humorist, and journalist. He is best known for his novels "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" and "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," but he also wrote numerous short stories and essays. One of Twain's most famous fables is "The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg," which was published in 1899.
The fable tells the story of a small town called Hadleyburg, which prides itself on its honesty and integrity. One day, a stranger arrives in town with a mysterious bag of gold, which he leaves with the town's wealthiest citizen, Mr. Richards. The stranger tells Mr. Richards that the gold is meant for the "right man," and he will know who that is when he sees him.
The townspeople are all eager to claim the gold, and they begin to speculate about who the right man might be. Some believe that the right man is the one who has done the most good deeds, while others believe that it is the one who has suffered the most in life. The town becomes divided as people try to outdo one another in their displays of virtue.
As the townspeople become more and more obsessed with the gold, they begin to lose sight of their own values and morals. They start to cheat and lie in order to win the gold, and the once-honest town becomes corrupt. In the end, the stranger reveals that he had intentionally set out to corrupt Hadleyburg and that the gold was just a means to an end.
Twain's fable serves as a cautionary tale about the dangers of greed and the importance of maintaining one's values and integrity, even in the face of temptation. It is a timeless story that is still relevant today, as it reminds us of the importance of being true to ourselves and not letting external rewards corrupt our sense of right and wrong.
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