سندبادنامه 156.1

156.1

The jackal eats the grapes, and the fox is struck.
'Thirdly, when the throne of sovereign power remains empty and deprived of royal rank, and the kingdom has
no heir and claimant by whom the four-cushioned throne of rule might be adorned, the enemy will aim at this
realm, strive to root us out and destroy us, and bring ruin upon the people of this land. And if we
do not remedy this occurrence or make amends with piercing judgment, its misfortune and ruin will return upon us.' The viziers said: 'If the king executes a resolution without our counsel and deliberation,
and has not sought advice from us concerning it,
how can the harm of its consequences and the disaster of its outcomes fall back upon us?' The eldest vizier said: 'If you stray from the course of my counsel,
and do not consider my word to be effective,
the same will befall you that befell the monkeys who did not heed the word of their commander
and elder, until they were caught in the penalty for it.' They asked: 'How was
that story? Recount it!'