Ali Baba and Forty Thieves (A new perspective)

I will like to depict few “unexplained” things from the famous story of Ali Baba. My main concern is not with Ali Baba…as he already has gained much popularity. I am trying to analyze the Forty Thieves. Of course they had one leader: so it appears to me as if they were actually 1 Thief and 39 helpless (“Majboor” and “Baybuss”) human beings.

Helpless, as they don’t really want to be thieves. They hated their job responsibilities. It was just their helplessness and for the sake of survival for life which made them follow their leader.

So should we blame the Leader for their respectful character and role in the story or the rest of 39 human beings must also be blamed? And if we can’t give mercy to the 39 Helpless (Majboor and Baybuss) human beings; how can we expect mercy on us after following such Leaders at the cost of our Helplessness….