The judge said the wise one to the ministers until he opened the court of the judges to look at a case, so all were silent. He ordered the guard to call upon the plaintiff of the first case, so the guard called: The honest man and the rooster. The judge said: Wait until I leave so I can distinguish between you two which one is the man and which one is the rooster.
He looked at a man among them and said: You are the rooster and the other is the honest man. The man said: But how did you know that? The judge said: On your skin, there is a rooster feather. He said: What is your problem, oh man? He said: I have bought a rooster from this man, and after I cooked it badly, a lot of milk came out of it, and that caused a lot of loss of its fat. So he said to the man: You have grown this rooster, so reply to him, and don’t bring after that except a fat rooster, for there is no fat in it, so eat all in the house.
So the judge said: The next case is a mouse and a viper. He said to them: And what is your case? He said: This man is a master of a house. He came out of his house with a lot of milk and didn’t want to leave him. He said: Then how can I escape from all that milk, and I don’t have a single day of labor. So he said: The command is very easy, and he will do something to you. Dig a large hole and put this milk in it.
And the judge said: The third case is a palm tree. He said to him: What is your case? He said: Judge, if I ate a date, is there a harm in that? He said: No, dates as you wish. So he said: If I drink water, is there a harm in that? The judge said: Even dates and drinking water. Is there any harm in its throat or its taste or selling it? So he said: The judge is patient, oh my lord. Is there a harm in drinking water? The judge said: No. So he said: Then if the milk is separated from the dates and water, and then burned in the sun and then put in the fire, what will happen if it hits your head? He said: It will kill me. So the judge said: Then you are like this. Then he ordered the guard to take the man to prison…
Translated from: The Wise Judge