A scholar was tutoring a prince, striking him relentlessly and inflicting immeasurable pain. One day, the boy, out of impatience, complained to his father and took off his aching clothes. The father was distressed.

He said to the teacher, 'You do not inflict such cruelty and reprimand on the sons of ordinary people, so what is the reason for this towards my son?'

He said: 'The reason is that words must be carefully considered and actions must be commendable for all people in general and for kings in particular, because whatever proceeds from their hands and tongues is certainly spread by word of mouth, and the words and deeds of ordinary people do not have such اعتبار (credibility/importance).'

If a hundred unpleasant things come from a dervish

His companions will not know even one out of a hundred

And if a king says one jest

They will spread it from one region to another

Therefore, it became necessary for the teacher of the prince to exert even more effort in refining the morals of the God-born (may God grow them well) than in the case of ordinary people.

Whoever is not disciplined in his childhood

Prosperity will depart from him in adulthood

You can bend a green branch as you wish

A dry one can only be straightened by fire

The king approved of the scholar's good judgment and the explanation of his answer. He bestowed robes of honor and blessings and elevated his position.