سندبادنامه 209.27

209.27

The Tale of the Washerman, His Son, the Donkey, and the Whirlpool
Now this washerman used to wash clothes on the bank of a large stream, and in this stream
were deep whirlpools and profound basins, and powerful torrents continually flowed through it.
used to flow. Whenever the bleacher became engaged in work, the mad son, under the pretext of catching fish, would fling himself
like a snake into the water and swim like a frog. However much the bleacher
cried out more loudly, he would go nearer to the middle. The father, fearful and apprehensive that
he might suddenly fall into a whirlpool or a sea-monster might make toward him, [called to him, but] he would not listen to his words,
nor give a place of acceptance in his ear to his counsel, which was pure affection: