It happened a long time ago. A king named Bakous ruled Africa in Algeria. In one of the cities of his kingdom there lived a wise judge whose justice spread far and wide. When the news of his right reached the king's ears, he decided to test him. He got on his horse and went to the city of the judge. When he reached the city gate, he saw an injured beggar sitting there.
The beggar signaled to the king to stop. The king stopped. He said to the king: Help me! Take me to the next square The king seated him on his horse. When they reached the next square, the king asked the beggar to dismount, and the beggar said: "This is my horse. Get off your horse.
.jpg "image33")
A fight began between the two. People gathered around him. Seeing the dispute intensifying, people suggested turning to a judge for a decision. Both ended up in court. The court was very crowded. The judge called everyone one by one and listened to their arguments. First he invited a writer and a farmer.
A woman was with him. The farmer said: "She's lying, judge. That's my wife." The judge listened to them. The writer and the farmer were ordered to come the next day. The woman was stopped.
.jpg "image34")
After that a butcher and an oilman appeared before him. The butcher's clothes were stained with blood, while the oilmen's clothes were stained with oil. The butcher had a wallet in his hand. The butcher said: "Mr. Judge! This purse is mine." The farmer said, "No, Judge! This bag is mine." After listening to both arguments, the judge said: «Leave this purse full here. You both will come tomorrow.
I will decide tomorrow.andquot; Finally, the turn of the king and the beggar. King told the judge the whole incident. Then the judge said: "Leave the horse here. Come tomorrow both of you."
.jpg "image35")
The next day they all appeared in court. First, the judge called the writer and the farmer. Both came forward. The judge announced his decision saying: "This woman is the writer's wife. The farmer is a liar. He should receive fifty lashes. After that, he called the butcher and the oilman and announced the verdict: "This bag full of money
.jpg "image36")
Finally the king and the beggar were called. The judge took the two and went to the front of the stable. Many horses were tied in stables. First, the judge took the king to the stables and asked him to identify the horse. The king recognized the horse. After that, the beggar was taken to the stable.
The beggar also recognized the horse. The king was very impressed with the judge and the decision. When the trial ended, the king went to the judge and asked: "Mr. Judge! I want to know how you arrive at all the decisions?" The judge said: "This morning I asked the lady to fill the pen with ink from the dispenser. She did a good job.
I understand that she is a writer's wife. I took the coins out of my wallet and put them in a bowl of water overnight. Oil on the surface of the water andquot;And how did you come to your decision?andquot; asked the king.
The judge began, “When I took you to the barn this morning and asked you to identify the horse, my goal was not to see which of you could identify the horse, but to see which of the horses was better. of you." Who does he identify with? Approaching the horse, the horse began to wag its tail happily. But the beggar did not go to the horse
You must be logged in to post a comment.