Story Illustrating the Evils of Avarice 83 Story of an Ambitious Cat 83 Story of a Short-sighted Man and his High-minded Wife 84 Story of a Holy Man who built a House 85 Story of a Sheikh who became King 85 Discourse concerning Riches 86 VII. CONCERNING EDUCATION: Discourse concerning the Excellence of Taciturnity 89 Story concerning the keeping of Secrets 90 Story illustrating the Fact that Silence Is Best for Fools 90 Story illustrating the Folly of Impertinence 91 Discourse on Slander 92 Story concerning the same Subject 92 Why Thieving is better than Slandering 92 Sadi and his Envious Class-friend 93 Story of Sadi’s Childhood 93 Story of a Sufi’s Rebuke 94 Concerning Absent Friends 94 Where Slander is Lawful 95 Tale-bearers worse than Back-biters 95 Faridun and his Wise Vazier 96 Discourse concerning Wives 97 Discourse on the Training of Sons 98 Sadi rebuked for his Fault-finding 98 VIII. CONCERNING GRATITUDE: A Mother’s Warning to her Son 101 Discourse concerning the Art of the Most High God 102 Discourse concerning the Condition of the Weak 103 Story of Tughral, King of Shirāz, and the Hindu Watchman 103 Story of a Thief 104 Story of One who was not what he seemed 105 Story of a Sage Donkey 105 Story illustrating the Evils of Pride 106 Story of Sadi and the Idolaters 106 IX. CONCERNING REPENTANCE: An Old Man’s Lament 110 Advice and Warning 111 Sadi’s Rebuke from a Camel-driver 112 Story concerning Sorrow for the Dead 113 Story of a Pious Man and a Gold Brick 114 Admonition 115