The Heaviest Sorrow
The captured thief was brought to the sultan, who ordered the criminal to be tied to the pillory so that every passerby could spit on him.A few days later, the sultan went to the square and, approaching the pillory, asked:
- Well, is there any sorrow in the world heavier than the one that has befallen you?
- There is, O ruler, there is, replied the thief.
- What is it?
- The heaviest sorrow is when a guest comes to you, and you have no means to offer them hospitality.
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