A poor man was praying intently to the Mother Goddess, saying, “Oh Great Mother, if thou givest me a rupee I shall give thee half the amount”. He went on saying his prayer aloud from place to place. At last he chanced upon a half-rupee coin lying on the road, picked it up and said, “Oh Mother, thou art clever, for thou hast already kept thy half of the rupee and sent me the other half.”