Complainants from a neighboring village came to Prince Shakhnazar. - We are three brothers. May the prince's life last! - said one of the complainants. “Father left us an inheritance, including seventeen camels.” In his will, he wrote that half of these camels should go to me, as the elder brother, the third to the middle brother, and one ninth to the younger brother. We ourselves cannot separate the camels and we quarreled because of this. There was no person who could judge us and give each of us his share. I offered to sell all seventeen camels and divide the money as my father ordered, but my younger brother did not agree. Now we have come to you with a request - may the prince’s life last! - so that you resolve our litigation.
The prince thought and thought and realized that this was none of his business and that Judge Pul-Pugi was needed here. -What do you say, Poogie? - Prince Shakhnazar turned to him.
Pul-Pugi knew that it was impossible to divide seventeen camels in half; this number could not be divided into either three or nine parts. “Okay,” he finally said to the brothers, “go to your village, tomorrow I will come there and separate the camels.”
The next morning, Pul-Pugi mounted a camel and rode to the village to his brothers, who were eagerly waiting for him. -Where are your camels? Drive them here,” said Poole-Poogie.
The brothers brought seventeen camels. “Now drive mine to your camels,” ordered Pul-Pugi. - How many are there? - he asked when his order was carried out. “Eighteen,” the brothers answered in one voice. - Half of eighteen will be nine... This is for the older brother. Did it work? - asked Pool-Poogie. “It worked,” said the brothers. - The third part of eighteen is six, right? - asked Pool-Poogie. “That’s right,” the brothers confirmed. - This is for the middle brother. So? “Yes,” said the brothers. - A ninth of eighteen is two, right? - asked Pool-Poogie. “That’s right,” said the brothers. - This is for my younger brother. Did it work? “It worked,” the brothers confirmed. - There is only one camel left. This is mine. “Be healthy,” said Pul-Pugi and, mounting his camel, rode off.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru