The boys could hardly believe they now had rights to many acres of land. They were no longer poor! But each had his own ideas about how to use their rights. One wanted to sell the land and live off the profits. The other wanted to farm the land and build a homestead. So, they split the land in two and each followed his desires.

Before long, the brother who sold his land ran out of money. But the brother who farmed his land was doing well. Both brothers had the same land rights—but only one used his rights in a responsible way.

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