Tarikh-i Daʾudi 7.4

7.4

One day, three jewels had been brought for him to look at. The price of one was 700,000 tankas, the second 600,000, the third 300,000. Asad Khán said to one of his associates, who happened to be present at the time, "Tell me truly which of these three precious stones have you selected as that which you expect to receive from me?" He answered, "In truth, I never thought of such a thing." The Khán said, "Make up your mind then on the subject now." He said, "The jewel which is worth 300,000." Asad Khan smiled, and said, "You pass over the stones of great value, and choose the smallest. You have preferred the least expensive one, and I have chosen the most valuable one. The third alone remains. I give all these to you."