two laws

A fellow, on a wintry afternoon after a couple of drinks went to a crowded restaurant where customers were all poor as he. As he came out he could only curse his luck to find that some one had stolen his cheap overcoat while he was busy eating. He caught a chill as a result.
He was bedridden for long due to lung complications that cost him his job. He moved to a room which was a hole in a wall and he somehow held on. Having nothing to lose he hit upon the idea of instant riches. “What a coincidence!” he said as he saw a lottery ticket right before his path. He would have picked it up if only a burly man did not step in to claim his ticket. His elation of fortune was dashed in the next instant.
“Oh I am born unlucky as my father was.” His father was a master craftsman who died in harness. Boy was he sorry for his streak of bad luck! He thought for a few days about buying a lottery ticket which he did as soon as he could make enough money. Again no luck. But he persisted. When he finally won the jackpot he said with a deadpan voice, “ At least I am compensated for my lost overcoat.”
“But ten millions?” Every one in his street said in amazement. “ Yeah it is compensation alright, what is due to my father is not to be overlooked.”
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