Armenian fairy tales "Hekiats": The Gold Piece

There was once a boy who wanted to get married so he told his parents of his intentions. "Very well, son, you can get married if you bring me a gold piece which you have earned by your labor," the father said.
The boy smiled, thinking that this was indeed an easy test. The next day he gave his father the necessary gold piece. The father took the money and threw it into the river.
"Well, father, now may I get married?" the boy asked. "No, my son. I told you that you must earn the gold piece. You have not earned this money."
The boy was surprised that his father knew the truth; but the next day, he borrowed a gold piece from his mother and took it to his father.
Again the father took the gold piece and threw it into the river. The boy was surprised but asked again, "Why do you do this? I have brought you a gold piece, may I get married now?" Again the father refused permission saying, "You did not earn the gold piece."
The boy started to think that this could go on for a long time and that he might never get married, so he decided to find work and earn the gold piece. After many days the boy took the gold piece he had earned to his father. When the father started to throw the money into the river, the boy threw his arms around him and cried, "No, father, don’t throw it away. I have spent many back-breaking days earning it."
"Now, my son, you can get married," the father said. "At last you know the value of money, and you will spend it with wisdom."
So the boy got married and never spent his money foolishly.