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“Among the people of long ago, there was a king who had a
magician. He (the magician) was getting old and said to the king: 'I
am old, bring me a young man to whom I can teach my magic.' So,
the king sent him a young man to teach. On the young man's way to
the magician he met a monk. The young man sat and listened to
him and was so happy with what he heard that he would stay a
while with him which made him late for his lesson, so the magician
beat him.
The young man complained to the monk who told him: „When you
are afraid of the magician, tell him: 'My people detained me, and
when you are afraid of your people tell them the monk detained
you.'
This state of affairs continued until one day the young man came
across a huge beast blocking the road. It blocked the road in a
“Among the people of long ago, there was a king who had a
magician. He (the magician) was getting old and said to the king: 'I
am old, bring me a young man to whom I can teach my magic.' So,
the king sent him a young man to teach. On the young man's way to
the magician he met a monk. The young man sat and listened to
him and was so happy with what he heard that he would stay a
while with him which made him late for his lesson, so the magician
beat him.
The young man complained to the monk who told him: „When you
are afraid of the magician, tell him: 'My people detained me, and
when you are afraid of your people tell them the monk detained
you.'
This state of affairs continued until one day the young man came
across a huge beast blocking the road. It blocked the road in a