Question 7There was once a dervish in the service of a King. The King used to give him a piece of cake and a bowl of honey. The dervish ate the cake and put the honey into a jar which he always carried on his head. Honey, however, in those days was very dear, and one day the dervish, noticing that his jar was nearly full, thought of the high price his honey will fetch in the market.
PASSAGE II
There was once a dervish in the service of a King. The King used to give him a piece of cake and a bowl of honey. The dervish ate the cake and put the honey into a jar which he always carried on his head. Honey, however, in those days was very dear, and one day the dervish, noticing that his jar was nearly full, thought of the high price his honey will fetch in the market.
"I will say my honey for a piece of gold and buy ten sheep, all will bring forth young ones so that in the course of one year, I shall have twenty sheep - their numbers will steadily increase and in four years, I shall be the owner of four hundred sheep. I shall then buy a cow and an ox and acquire a piece of land. My cow will bring forth calves, the ox will be useful in ploughing my land, while the cow will provide me with milk.
In five years time, the number of my cattle will have increased considerably and I shall be the possessor of great wealth. I shall then build a magnificient house, acquire slaves and maidservants and marry a beautiful woman of noble background. She will become pregnant and bear me a son; a robust and beautiful child. A lucky star will shine at the moment of his birth, and he will be happy and blessed and bring honour to my name after my death. Should he, however, refuse to obey me, I will beat him with this stick, thus" And so soliloquizing, the dervish raised the stick, which hit the jar and broke it, so that the honey poured away.
The dervish hoped to have ....... heep in four years.
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