The Indulgent Adventures of the Treasurer's Son : หน้า 12/114

It was the custom of the treasurer's son to go thrice a day to wait upon the king. One day a company of knaves who lived in that city thought to themselves, "If this treasurer's son would only get drunk, it would be a fine thing for us. Let us show him how to get drunk." Accordingly they procured strong drink, put roast meat, salt, and sugar in the skirts of their clothing, and taking roots and bulbs, seated themselves in a convenient place, watching the path by which he would approach from the royal palace. When they saw him approaching, they began to drink strong drink, placed particles of salt and sugar in their mouths, and took the roots and bulbs in their teeth and chewed them. And they said, "Live for a hundred years, master treasurer's son! With your help may we be enabled to eat and drink to our heart's content!" Hearing their words, the youth asked the little page who followed him, "What are these men drinking?" "A certain drink, master." "Does it taste good?" "Master, in this world of the living there is no kind of drink to be had comparable to this." "In that case," said the youth, "I must have some, too." So he caused the page to bring him first a little, and then a little more, and all this he drank. 10 *Millionaire Heirs*