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Speaker 1: The dishonest goldsmith and the ingenious painter. From the Turkish

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it is narrated by a person of a veracity that

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once in the land of Adgem Persia, a master goldsmith

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and a painter of talent, for a time formed an

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association together and lived on terms of brotherly intimacy. After this,

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being disposed to travel, they entered into a covenant to

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remain faithful to each other and not to go one

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step beyond their association, that one should not act without

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the consent of the other, nor in any manner be

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treacherous to the other's interests. Having made this agreement, they

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set out upon their journey, their means being rather limited.

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On coming to a great convent, they put up there

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as guests. The monks of that convent, being pleased with them,

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showed them respect and tokens of esteem. They, particularly, the painter,

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covered the walls of the convent with curious paintings, and

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the monks paid him much attention and begged them to

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remain a while with them. Having assented to this, they

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spent some time in the convent, and the monks placed

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so much confidence in them as to disclose to them

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the places containing the gold and silver idols of the convent.

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So one day they collected all these idols, and at

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night they made their escape with them. On reaching a

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city in a country of Islamites, they took up their

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abode there, when, according to their agreement, they put the

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gold and silver into a box and spent only as

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much of it as their necessities required. It so happened

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that the goldsmith married a parson's daughter, and the expenses

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of the association were thus increased. In the course of time,

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the wife or her husband two children, and one day,

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when the other was absent, the goldsmith opened the box

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containing the treasures, and, stealing away one half of the

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gold and silver, carried it to his own dwelling. On

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the painter's return, he remarked that the box had been

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opened and a portion of the contents taken out. When

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he questioned the goldsmith about it, the latter said that

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he had not touched it and denied the theft. Now,

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the painter was a cunning fellow, and he immediately saw

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that the matter required good management. In the vicinity of

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their residence lived a huntsman, to whom he applied to

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procure him two bear cubs for which he promised to

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pay him handsomely. The hunter consenting, he was soon furnished

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with the cubs, which the painter took and tained. There

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was in that city also a carpenter, and going to

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his shop, he bought off him the figure of a

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man made out of wood, and returned home. He then

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painted the figure so that it was quite impossible to

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tell it from the goldsmith. This he put in a

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place by itself, and when the bear cubs were to

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be fed, he always had it done from the hand

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of the figure, until they became, in time so accustomed

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to the sight of it as to treat it like

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their father or mother. One day the painter invited the

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goldsmith to his house, and he accordingly came, bringing his

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two young sons with him. He treated them hospitably, and

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they passed the night there. On the following day he

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put the sons of the goldsmith in a secret part

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of his house, and when the father asked permission to

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take his leave, he inquired for his sons. The painter replied,

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an occurrence has happened which may serve as an example

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to others. I am really ashamed to relate it to you.

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What is it? Asked the Goldsmith. With surprise. The painter added,

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whilst your sons were at play and running about, they

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both became suddenly metamorphosed into the farm of two bear cubs.

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And the affliction which has befallen these two innocent children

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must have been sent on account of some great sin.

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The goldsmith became excessively grieved. What does this mean? Exclaimed he?

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And have you done this to my sons? They quarreled,

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and finally both went before the Cardi of the place.

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The Cardi and his associates were greatly surprised at the

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strangeness of the case. What can this mean? Exclaimed they all.

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Never has such a thing happened before, since the coming

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of Mohammed. What are the evidences of this remarkable occurrence?

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I am quite as much astonished at it as yourselves,

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answered the painter. But if you will alarm me, I'll

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bring the two metamorphosed children into your presence. The case

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will then be clear, and we will see whether or

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not they recognize their father. The Cardi and his company

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at once agreed to have the cubs brought before them.

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Let us see, said they, and judge for ourselves. The

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painter had cunningly kept the cubs hungry from the preceding night,

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and he now brought them from his house to the

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mekema of the judge and placed them opposite the goldsmith.

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The cubs, as soon as they saw the latter, supposing

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him to be the same figure which the painter had made,

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rushed toward him, licked his feet, and began caressing him.

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Ricardi and those with him, who were much affected at

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the sight, and exclaimed that if the cubs had not

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recognized their father in the goldsmith, they certainly would not

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act as they did. The goldsmith was bewildered between doubt

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and conviction, and so taking the two cubs with him,

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he returned to the house of the painter, where he

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begged pardon for his fault and avowed it. He also

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returned to the gold and silver effects which he had

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stolen from the box, and placed them all before the painter.

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At the same time, he acknowledged his fault and repented

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of what he had done. He likewise begged that the

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painter would pray to God to restore his sons to

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man's farm again. The painter now led away the cubs,

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and putting them into the same house in which he

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had confined to the goldsmith's children. He sat up all

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the following night, apparently engaged in pair. Early the next

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morning he went for the boys, and taking them by

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the hand, brought them to their father, exclaiming, God be praised,

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our prayers have been accepted, and delivered them up to

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their parent. The goldsmith was very much rejoiced and offered

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many thanks to the painter, after which he carried his

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sons home. Now news of this occurrence became spread about

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in the city, and it was told how the two

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sons of the goldsmith, after becoming metamorphosed, were again restored

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to human shape. Upon this, the cardie had the painter

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sighted before him and required him to relate the truth

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about the matter. The painter informed him that such and

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such a compact had been made between himself and the goldsmith,

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that the latter had acted so and so toward him,

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but that he was unable to prove the charge. So

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I got up a ruse, said he to make him

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acknowledge the theft of the gold and silver, and succeeded

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by my skill in the art of painting. Back Allah,

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exclaimed all those who heard the recital, a person's talents

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should be such as these. They added also many compliments

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and praises to the painter, on the ingenuity of his

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thought and his success in laying so wise a plan.