#TradeStories

The old spice trader, Omar, carefully arranged his precious saffron threads. For years, he'd journeyed across the desert, bartering for the finest spices. Today, a young merchant, eager to make his fortune, offered a tempting price for a large quantity. Omar, sensing an opportunity, agreed, but with a shrewd condition: payment in silver, weighed precisely, upon the next full moon. The young man, confident in his burgeoning business, readily accepted. As the moon waxed, however, the market price of saffron soared. The young merchant returned, crestfallen, the agreed silver now a pittance compared to the spice's value. Omar, though, held firm to their pact, a gentle lesson in the enduring power of a deal, sealed not just with words, but with the turning of the lunar cycle.