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Show Lesson Lost A wealthy Arab who was troubled trou-bled by the avarice of his two sons decided to instil a grain of modesty and humility into their souls by disposing of his fortune in a curious fashion. The sons were to race on horseback from Medina to Mecca, but the son whose horse arrived second at Mecca was to be awarded the fortune. for-tune. They started off across the desert, des-ert, stalling desperately for time. After weeks of deliberate delay they came within sight of the walls of the Holy City and dismounted at an oasis. Neither was willing to go any farther. But suddenly an idea occurred to one of them. He whispered it to the other. They jumped Into the saddles and finished fin-ished in a furious burst of speed. They ended the race abiding by the original conditions. They swapped horses. |
