There is a very old story that my grandparents swore is true. It's in another language so forgive me for what is lost in translation. There was a shop owner in

There is a very old story that my grandparents swore is true. It's in another language so forgive me for what is lost in translation. There was a shop owner in the Bazaar who was very miser. One day a lady says 'you are a very miser man, how are you gonna give up your life?' the man jokingly lies down straight on the floor, closes his eyes, and says 'just like this'. And he actually dies.