ﻳﺤﻜﻰ ﺃﻧﻪ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻓﻰ ﻗﺪﻳﻢ ﺍﻟﺰﻣﺎﻥ ﻓﻰ ﺍﺣﺪ ﺍﻟﻤﻤﺎﻟﻚ ﺍﻟﺼﻐﻴﺮﺓ ﻣﻠﻚ ﻳﻌﺸﻖ ﺍﻟﺼﻴﺪ ﻓﻰ ﺍﻟﻐﺎﺑﺎﺕ ﻭﻛﺎﻥ ﻟﻬﺬﺍ ﺍﻟﻤﻠﻚ ﻭﺯﻳﺮ ﻣﺨﺘﺺ ﺑﺤﺎﻟﺔ ﺍﻟﻄﻘﺲ ﻓﺈﺫﺍ ﻣﺎ ﺃﺭﺍﺩ ﺍﻟﻤﻠﻚ ﺃﻥ ﻳﺨﺮﺝ ﻟﻠﺼﻴﺪ ﺃﻣﺮ ﺍﻟﻮﺯﻳﺮ ﺃﻥ ﻳﻨﻈﺮ ﻓﻰ ﺃﻣﺮ ﺍﻟﻄﻘﺲ ﻓﻴﺬﻫﺐ ﺍﻟﻮﺯﻳﺮ ﻭﻳﻀﺮﺏ ﺍﻟﺮﻣﻞ ﻭﺍﻟﻮﺩﻉ ﻭﻳﻘﺮﺃ ﻣﺴﺎﺭﺍﺕ ﺍﻟﻨﺠﻮﻡ ﺛﻢ ﻳﻌﻮﺩ ﻟﻠﻤﻠﻚ ﻓﻴﺨﺒﺮﻩ ﺇﺫﺍ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﻄﻘﺲ ﻣﻨﺎﺳﺒﺎ ﻟﻠﺨﺮﻭﺝ ﺃﻭ ﻏﻴﺮ ﺫﻟﻚ .

ﺣﺘﻰ ﺟﺎﺀ ﻳﻮﻡ ﺃﺭﺍﺩ ﺍﻟﻤﻠﻚ ﺃﻥ ﻳﺨﺮﺝ ﻟﻠﺼﻴﺪ ﻭﻗﺮﺭ ﺃﻥ ﻳﺼﺤﺐ ﻣﻌﻪ ﺍﻷ‌ﻣﻴﺮﺓ ﻭﺍﻟﻤﻠﻜﺔ ﺣﺘﻰ ﻳﺸﺎﻫﺪﺍ ﺑﺮﺍﻋﺘﻪ ﻓﻰ ﺍﻟﺼﻴﺪ .

ﻭﺃﻣﺮ ﺍﻟﻮﺯﻳﺮ ﺃﻥ ﻳﺨﺒﺮﻩ ﻋﻦ ﺣﺎﻝ ﺍﻟﻄﻘﺲ