ABSTRACT

There was once a very Rich Man, there was no other in the whole city so rich, and he had a Son. The King of the city also had a Son, and the latter said that he wanted the Rich Man's Son to be his Friend. But as for any real friendship [there was none, for] the King's Son did not really like the Rich Man's Son very much, and he, the Rich Man's Son, did not really like the King's Son very much. The King's Son was friendly to him on account of his Father's riches; and the Rich Man's Son was friendly to the other because he was the Son of the King of the city.