A man took a bull to the market to sell. A buyer comes up, bargains with the man for a bull, gives a deposit, indicates where to take him, to such and such a house, they say.
A man is leading a bull: another merchant comes across him. -? Man, sell the bull! -? If you please, Mr. Merchant.
They made a deal, and this one gave a deposit, indicated where to lead. “I,” he says, “will come now!”
The man led the bull further. The third buyer comes up, and made a deal with this, took a deposit from this one, leads the bull to him, and then the previous two buyers approached: one drags the purchase to himself, the other - to himself...
Things didn't go well, so we went to court. While the petitioners explained their case to the judge, the man stood in the hallway.
An official runs out to him and says to the man: —? If you give me a tip, I’ll teach you how to justify yourself! —? Do God’s mercy, father, be your own father — I’ll pay! Whatever they ask you, first answer: “So what?”, and then: “Here’s another thing!”
They called the man before the judge. “You, man, sold a bull to this merchant?” - asks the judge. -? So what? - says the man. -?And you got money?
As soon as the man left the threshold, the official caught up with him: -? Come on, man, what you promised, you promised me a tip! -? So what? -? Come on, brother!
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru