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slept but they were overtaken by snow and frozen to death.Finding them dead the next morning he took their moneyand then buried them. The snow melted and the riveroverflowed and he waited. Two servants of Solomon withhorses laden with gold attempted to cross and were drowned.The waters later subsided and he took the money and wenthome where he bought land and built palaces. On beingasked by his wife, he refused to tell her anything about hisfortune. But at last he told her. One day she quarrelledwith him and shouted at him that after he had killed histwo brothers he wanted to kill her. Their widows thenbrought him for trial before King Solomon who orderedhim to be killed. He, however, told the king who he wasand what had happened and the king recognised him andset him free.
403. V. A beautiful woman, persecuted by the governor,put her gold in jars and covered it on the top with honey.She left them with a friend and went away. After thedeath of the goxernor she returned. Meanwhile that man,wanting honey for the wedding of his son, went to thejars and found them full of gold. He emptied them andfilled them with honey. The woman received the jars backbut found no gold in them. She came to the judge butcould not get justice done as she had no proof.
On the way home she met David( Solomon) who was stilla lad, and who promised to help her if permitted by theKing. Permission was granted and he ordered the jars tobe broken in the presence of the king and the people andtwo gold pieces were found sticking to the jar and theman was ordered to return all the money.
VI. Story of how Ashmedai ruled instead of Solomonuntil discovered. See No. 114.
VII[ another edition]. Story of the three travellers andthe thief detected. See No. III- 112.
404. VIII. God decreed that Solomon should be punishedfor transgressing three laws. Ashmedai, after the building ofthe temple, told Solomon that he would show him some