One day the khan was robbed. His soldiers were looking for foreigners in the city, since the khan believed that the local population was so intimidated that only a foreigner could be the thief. While examining the caravanserai, the soldiers came across Alim the trickster, and, not satisfied with his claim that he was a doctor, they brought him to the Great Khan.
-Are you a doctor? - asked the khan.
“Yes, I am a doctor, but of a special kind,” answered Alim.
“Then heal someone immediately, or we will torture you to see if you are a thief,” said the khan.
“Like all doctors, I have my own rules,” answered Alim, because he had one plan prepared for this case.
“Well, since you do not refuse to treat a patient, stick to your rules,” the khan told him.
— My rule is this: I choose the patient myself.
“Well, choose one, but one that makes it obvious that he is sick,” said the khan.
“Nothing is simpler,” answered Alim. - Do you see that blind man over there? I undertake to heal him.
“This, of course, proves that you are a special kind of doctor,” said the Khan, “for this is my son-in-law, who has been blind in both eyes for twenty years.”
“I’m ready to cure him,” said Alim, heading towards the chosen patient.
“Your Majesty,” the chief vizier whispered in the khan’s ear, “don’t forget that your daughter is so ugly that she had to look for a blind man for a husband.” If he gets his sight back now...
- Enough! - the khan cried. - Drive this Alim away, we don’t suspect him anymore.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru