Once upon a time in a certain village, there were two friends. Both of them were merchants, and one of them dealt with iron. When the iron merchant went out on a long business trip, he entrusted his iron, far safe custody, to his friend.
However, when he ultimately returned, he had had a shock in store • for him. The rats, it appeared, got the iron! The friend told him that the rats did such a clean job that not even a trace of iron remained.
The non—plussed friend was shocked into silence, because the other merchant was richer and had great credentials as an honest businessman of great integrity. "We are all helpless against acts of fate" he told the rich merchant.
And sometime later, he took the rich friend's son along with him for a long visit to the bazaar. However, he returned - , minus the boy. "The boy was carried off by an eagle" he explained ,feigning sadness.
Naturally , the matter went straight up to the King, who pulled the lesser merchant sharp for having invented a patently impossible occurence.
"If rats can eat away iron. Your Majesty, then eagles can carry off children!" explained the merchant.
And on hearing the entire story, the king sentenced that the boy should be entrusted back home, while his dad was to be entrusted to the goal together with a big fine.
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