,A ,JU/ ,JUDGE 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,AN ,ALG]IAN K+ NAM$ ,BAUAKAS WANT$ TO F9D \T :E!R OR NOT IT  
WAS TRUE1 AS HE HAD BE5 TOLD1 ?AT 9 ONE ( HIS CITIES LIV$ A JU/ JUDGE  
:O C\LD 9/ANTLY DISC]N ! TRU?1 & FROM :OM NO ROGUE WAS  
EV] ABLE TO CONCEAL HIMSELF4 ,BAUAKAS EX*ANG$ CLO!S ) A  
M]*ANT & W5T ON HORSEBACK TO ! CITY :]E ! JUDGE LIV$4 
  

,AT ! 5TRANCE TO ! CITY A CRIPPLE APPROA*$ ! K+ & BEGG$  
ALMS ( HIM4 ,BAUAKAS GAVE HIM MONEY & WAS AB\T TO CONT9UE ON  
HIS WAY1 BUT ! CRIPPLE CLUNG TO HIS CLO?+4 

0,:AT DO Y\ WI%80 ASK$ ! K+4 0,HAV5'T ,I GIV5 Y\ MONEY80 

0,Y\ GAVE ME ALMS10 SAID ! CRIPPLE1 0N[ GRANT ME ONE FAVOR4 ,LET  
ME RIDE ) Y\ AS F> AS ! CITY SQU>E1 O!RWISE ! HORSES &  
CAMELS MAY TRAMPLE ME40 

,BAUAKAS SAT ! CRIPPLE BEH9D HIM ON ! HORSE & TOOK HIM AS F>  
AS ! CITY SQU>E4 ,!RE HE HALT$ HIS HORSE1 BUT ! CRIPPLE REFUS$  
TO DISM\NT4 

0,WE HAVE >RIV$ AT ! SQU>E1 :Y DON'T Y\ GET (F80 ASK$ ,BAUAKAS4 

0,:Y %\LD ,I80 ! BEGG> REPLI$4 0,?IS HORSE BELONGS TO ME4 ,IF Y\  
>E UNWILL+ TO RETURN IT1 WE %ALL HAVE TO GO TO C\RT40 

,HE>+ !IR QU>REL1 PEOPLE GA!R$ >\ND !M %\T+3 

0,GO TO ! JUDGE6 ,HE WILL DECIDE BETWE5 Y\60 

,BAUAKAS & ! CRIPPLE W5T TO ! JUDGE4 ,!RE W]E O!RS 9 C\RT1  
& ! JUDGE CALL$ UPON EA* ONE 9 TURN4 ,BE=E HE CAME TO ,BAUAKAS  
& ! CRIPPLE HE HE>D A S*OL> & A PEASANT4 ,!Y HAD COME TO  
C\RT OV] A WOMAN3 ! PEASANT SAID %E WAS HIS WIFE1 & ! S*OL>  
SAID %E WAS HIS4 ,! JUDGE HE>D !M BO?1 REMA9$ SIL5T = A  
MOM5T1 & !N SAID3 

0,LEAVE ! WOMAN H]E ) ME1 & COME BACK TOMORR[40 

,:5 !Y HAD GONE1 A BUT*] & AN OIL M]*ANT CAME BE=E !  
JUDGE4 ,! BUT*] WAS COV]$ ) BLOOD1 & ! OIL M]*ANT )  
OIL4 ,9 HIS H& ! BUT*] HELD SOME MONEY1 & ! OIL M]*ANT HELD  
ONTO ! BUT*]'S H&4 

0,I WAS BUY+ OIL FROM ?IS MAN10 ! BUT*] SAID1 0& :5 ,I TOOK \T  
MY PURSE TO PAY HIM1 HE SEIZ$ ME BY ! H& & TRI$ TO TAKE ALL  
MY MONEY AWAY FROM ME4 ,?AT IS :Y WE HAVE COME TO Y\-,I HOLD+  
ONTO MY PURSE1 & HE HOLD+ ONTO MY H&4 ,BUT ! MONEY IS M9E1  
& HE IS A ?IEF40 

,!N ! OIL M]*ANT SPOKE4 0,?AT IS NOT TRUE10 HE SAID4 0,! BUT*]  
CAME TO ME TO BUY OIL1 & AFT] ,I HAD P\R$ HIM A FULL JUG1 HE ASK$  
ME TO *ANGE A GOLD PIECE = HIM4 ,:5 ,I TOOK \T MY MONEY &  
PLAC$ IT ON A B5*1 HE SEIZ$ IT & TRI$ TO RUN (F4 ,I CAU<T HIM BY  
! H&1 AS Y\ SEE1 & BR\<T HIM H]E TO Y\40 

,! JUDGE REMA9$ SIL5T = A MOM5T1 !N SAID3 0,LEAVE ! MONEY  
H]E ) ME1 & COME BACK TOMORR[40 

,:5 HIS TURN CAME1 ,BAUAKAS TOLD :AT HAD HAPP5$4 ,! JUDGE  
LI/5$ TO HIM1 & !N ASK$ ! BEGG> TO SPEAK4 

0,ALL ?AT HE SAID IS UNTRUE10 SAID ! BEGG>4 0,HE WAS SITT+ ON !  
GR\ND1 & AS ,I RODE ?R\< ! CITY HE ASK$ ME TO LET HIM RIDE )  
ME4 ,I SAT HIM ON MY HORSE & TOOK HIM :]E HE WANT$ TO GO4 ,BUT  
:5 WE GOT !RE HE REFUS$ TO GET (F & SAID ?AT ! HORSE WAS  
HIS1 :I* IS NOT TRUE40 

,! JUDGE ?\<T = A MOM5T1 !N SAID1 0,LEAVE ! HORSE H]E )  
ME1 & COME BACK TOMORR[40 

,! FOLL[+ DAY MANY PEOPLE GA!R$ 9 C\RT TO HE> ! JUDGE'S  
DECISIONS4  

,FIR/ CAME ! S*OL> & ! PEASANT4 

0,TAKE Y\R WIFE10 ! JUDGE SAID TO ! S*OL>1 0& ! PEASANT  
%ALL BE GIV5 FIFTY /ROKES ( ! LA%40 

,! S*OL> TOOK HIS WIFE1 & ! PEASANT WAS GIV5 HIS PUNI%M5T4 
,!N ! JUDGE CALL$ ! BUT*]4 

0,! MONEY IS Y\RS10 HE SAID TO HIM4 ,& PO9T+ TO ! OIL M]*ANT  
HE SAID3 0,GIVE HIM FIFTY /ROKES ( ! LA%40 

,HE NEXT CALL$ ,BAUAKAS & ! CRIPPLE4 

0,W\LD Y\ BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE Y\R HORSE AMONG TW5TY O!RS80  
HE ASK$ ,BAUAKAS4 

0,I W\LD10 HE REPLI$4 

0,& Y\80 HE ASK$ ! CRIPPLE4 

0,I W\LD10 SAID ! CRIPPLE4 

0,COME ) ME10 ! JUDGE SAID TO ,BAUAKAS4 

,!Y W5T TO ! /ABLE4 ,BAUAKAS 9/ANTLY PO9T$ \T HIS HORSE AMONG  
! TW5TY O!RS4 ,!N ! JUDGE CALL$ ! CRIPPLE TO ! /ABLE &  
TOLD HIM TO PO9T \T ! HORSE4 ,! CRIPPLE RECOGNIZ$ ! HORSE &  
PO9T$ TO IT4 ,! JUDGE !N RETURN$ TO HIS SEAT4 

0,TAKE ! HORSE1 IT IS Y\RS10 HE SAID TO ,BAUAKAS4 0,GIVE ! BEGG>  
FIFTY /ROKES ( ! LA%40 

,:5 ! JUDGE LEFT ! C\RT & W5T HOME1 ,BAUAKAS FOLL[$ HIM4 

0,:AT DO Y\ WANT80 ASK$ ! JUDGE4 0,>E Y\ NOT SATISFI$ ) MY  
DECISION80 

0,I AM SATISFI$10 SAID ,BAUAKAS4 0,BUT ,I %\LD LIKE TO LE>N H[ Y\ KNEW  
?AT ! WOMAN WAS ! WIFE ( ! S*OL>1 ?AT ! MONEY BELONG$  
TO ! BUT*]1 & ?AT ! HORSE WAS M9E & NOT ! BEGG>'S40 

0,?IS IS H[ ,I KNEW AB\T ! WOMAN3 9 ! MORN+ ,I S5T = H] &  
SAID3 ',PLEASE FILL MY 9KWELL4' ,%E TOOK ! 9KWELL1 WA%$ IT QUICKLY &  
DEFTLY1 & FILL$ IT ) 9K2 !RE=E IT WAS WORK %E WAS ACCU/OM$  
TO4 ,IF %E HAD BE5 ! WIFE ( ! PEASANT %E W\LD NOT HAVE KN[N  
H[ TO DO IT4 ,?IS %[$ ME ?AT ! S*OL> WAS TELL+ ! TRU?4 

0,& ?IS IS H[ ,I KNEW AB\T ! MONEY3 ,I PUT IT 9TO A CUP FULL ( WAT]1  
& 9 ! MORN+ ,I LOOK$ TO SEE IF ANY OIL HAD RIS5 TO ! SURFACE4 ,IF  
! MONEY HAD BELONG$ TO ! OIL M]*ANT IT W\LD HAVE BE5 SOIL$  
BY HIS OILY H&S4 ,!RE WAS NO OIL ON ! WAT]2 !RE=E1 ! BUT*]  
WAS TELL+ ! TRU?4 

0,IT WAS MORE DIFFICULT TO F9D \T AB\T ! HORSE4 ,! CRIPPLE RECOGNIZ$  
IT AMONG TW5TY O!RS1 EV5 AS Y\ DID4 ,H[EV]1 ,I DID NOT TAKE Y\  
BO? TO ! /ABLE TO SEE :I* ( Y\ KNEW ! HORSE1 BUT TO SEE :I*  
( Y\ ! HORSE KNEW4 ,:5 Y\ APPROA*$ IT1 IT TURN$ ITS HEAD &  
/RET*$ ITS NECK T[>D Y\2 BUT :5 ! CRIPPLE T\*$ IT1 IT LAID  
BACK ITS E>S & LIFT$ ONE HO(4 ,!RE=E ,I KNEW ?AT Y\ W]E !  
HORSE'S REAL MA/]40 

,!N ,BAUAKAS SAID TO ! JUDGE3 0,I AM NOT A M]*ANT1 BUT ,K+ ,BAUAKAS1  
,I CAME H]E 9 ORD] TO SEE IF :AT IS SAID ( Y\ IS TRUE4 ,I SEE N[ ?AT  
Y\ >E A WISE JUDGE4 ,ASK :ATEV] Y\ WI% ( ME1 & Y\ %ALL HAVE  
IT AS REW>D40 

0,I NE$ NO REW>D10 REPLI$ ! JUDGE4 0,I AM CONT5T ?AT MY K+ HAS  
PRAIS$ ME40 

7,S\RCE3 0,A ,JU/ ,JUDGE0 BY ,LEO ,TOL/OY FROM ,FABLES & ,FAIRYTALES1  
TRANSLAT$ BY ,ANN ,DUNNIGAN47 

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