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Once upon a time two friends moved to the city, where they hoped to make their fortune working together as cobblers.
At the end of seven years, their friendship began to sour. Anpu was an honest man, but Bata had grown greedy. Anpu feared Bata might be a thief.
One day Anpu learned that his father was ill. As he prepared to visit home, he wondered what to do with his money. He did not want to carry it with him, but he did not trust Bata to keep it safe.
Anpu decided to bury his gold. In the middle of the night, while Bata slept, he went to the back yard, dug a hole and buried his bag of coins.
The next morning, Anpu set off on his journey.
The moment he was gone, Bata smiled to himself, for he had been awake while Anpu buried his money, and he knew exactly where to find the hidden bag.
Anpu went away for 30 days. When he returned to the city, he went at once to the place where he had buried his money. He cried out when he found that his money was gone!
Anpu ran to his friend the cadi, the judge who listened to the complaints of those who believed they had been wronged.
"Most honorable judge," Anpu said, bowing before the cadi, "my false friend Bata has dug up my money while I was gone. You must chop off his hands, for that is the punishment given to thieves."
The cadi was famous for his wise judgments. "Why would you accuse your friend of stealing?" the cadi asked. "Did you see him steal your gold?"
"No," Anpu said, "I did not see him, but I know it was he. I am sure he pretended to be asleep while I buried the money."
The cadi held up his hand. "If you knew he was spying on you," the judge began, "why did you leave your money?"
Now Anpu held his hands together in prayer. "But I didn't know he had taken my money until I returned and found it gone," he said.
The cadi was silent for many moments. "Anpu," he said at last, "what road did you walk when you returned to your home?"
Anpu was puzzled, but he answered truthfully, "I walked along the main road."
"Ah," said the cadi, "there was a robbery along that road today. Are you the thief?"
Anpu stared wide-eyed at the cadi. "Just because I walked along the main road does not mean I am the thief."
"It does not," the cadi agreed, "and just because Bata was in the house near the place where you buried your gold does not mean he stole your money."
Anpu knew he was lost. He turned to leave, but the cadi called him to return. "Anpu," he said, "did you know I can read minds? I have read yours. You think that your friend bribed me so that I would refuse to listen to your complaint."
Now Anpu was worried, for that thought had crossed his mind.
The cadi smiled. "You are right," the cadi said. "Bata offered to give me gold if I would refuse to listen to you, and I agreed to his bribe."
Before Anpu could speak again, the cadi continued. "Let me explain why I took Bata's bribe. First, I believe our punishment for thieves is too harsh. Second, I know a woman who is starving and who needed the help the gold could offer her. Third, I am proud of my fairness."
Now Anpu was enraged. "How can you call what you have done fair when you allow a thief to rob me and escape punishment?"
Again the cadi smiled. "He will be punished," he said, "but now I must sentence you, for you have doubted my wisdom, and that too is a crime. This is your punishment:
"You must stand beside me when Bata comes back to find out what happened. When he is outside the door, you will act as if you do not know your gold is gone. You will tell me you returned from your journey with two more pieces of gold that your father left to you. You must tell me that you intend to return home to bury these new coins with the others you hid earlier. Then wait here for a half-hour. After that, you will go home and dig the hole. If I am not mistaken, you will find your gold returned."
And that is exactly what happened. Anpu came running back to the cadi. "You were right!" he cried joyfully. "I found my gold returned."
"Of course," said the cadi. "I knew that when Bata heard you planned to bury more gold, he would return your money. He will go back later to dig up all the gold. Now, though, he has had to take his own gold piece to replace the piece he gave to me. So your money has been returned, the old woman has a gold coin to save her life, and Bata has lost money. Since you have lost nothing, I must not cut off the thief's hands. He tried to become a thief, and for that he lost his money.
"Now go your way and live in happiness," the cadi finished.
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