Tale 24
The price of the palace
Padishah Harun Al Rashid has built for himself a new palace - graceful and beautiful.
And there was a lot of people who came to the padishah to see the palace. And everybody admired by beauty of palace.
Once has asked Harun Al Rashid his visitors:
- How do you thing is the price of my palace?
- There is no price to him, - visitors unanimously have exclaimed. The rummor about magnificent palace has reached and the padishah's brother, poor man Balul. He has wished also to look on the palace.
- Well, Balul, say to me, in how much is the price of my palace? - Asks padishah.
- Your palace's price is nothing, - the brother answers.
- Balul, you are crazy! All around are repeating: "There is no price to him", but say "Your palace's price is nothing".
- Dear brother Harun, I leave you and you can think that we have not spoke, - said Balul and left the palace.
Some time have been passed, padishah was very ill. Have said about it to Balul.
Has come Baluli Zana, sat near the head of his brother:
- How are you?
- The pain filled all my heart.
- Remember, Harun, my words: "Your palace's price is nothing". Then you have taken offence at my words, and now you see, that I was rights. When you are groaning, your palace's price is nothing.