“Chapter 36: The Talents,”
New Testament Stories, 99
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Jesus told his disciples a story. A man gave his servants some talents. A talent is a piece of money.
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The man gave one servant five talents. He gave another servant two talents. He gave another servant one talent. Then the man went to another land.
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The servant with five talents worked hard. He made five more talents. Then he had ten talents.
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The servant with two talents worked hard. He made two more talents. Then he had four talents.
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But the servant with one talent was not like the other servants. He hid his talent. He buried it in the ground. He was afraid he would lose it. He did not make any more talents.
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The man came home. He asked the servants what they had done with their talents.
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The first servant brought ten talents to the man. The servant had worked hard. The man was happy. He made the servant a leader over many things. He told the servant to be happy.
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The second servant brought four talents to the man. The servant had worked hard. The man was happy. He made the servant a leader over many things. He told the servant to be happy.
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The third servant came to the man. He had only one talent. The servant gave the talent to the man. The man was not happy with the servant. He said the servant was lazy. The servant should have worked hard. Then he would have had more talents.
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The man took the talent from the servant. He gave the talent to the servant with ten talents. The man sent the lazy servant away.
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