"This man killed my father," answered the son of the dead man.
"It was not I that killed him," answered the shepherd; "I played on the flute, he danced and died."
"That is a lie!" cried the laborer. "I will not dance against my will. Take your flute and we shall see if I dance."
The shepherd took his flute. He began to play, and the laborer started dancing with such activity that his oxen left to themselves fell into the ravine.
"Pay me for my oxen," he cried to the shepherd.
"Come before the cadi," he answered. They presented themselves before the cadi, who received them on the second floor of the house. They all sat down. Then the cadi said to the servant:
"Take your flute and play before me. I will see how you play." The servant took his flute and all began to dance. The cadi danced with the others, and they all fell down to the ground floor and were killed. The servant stayed in the house of the cadi and inherited the property of all.
THE CHILD
A child had a thorn in his foot. He went to an old woman and said to her: