A king had many sons, one of them was a prince of short stature and modest appearance and his other brothers were tall and handsome. Once the king looked at his humble son with hatred and contempt, the prince understood the reason for his father's behavior from his godfather. He said, Father! A short wise man is better than a tall fool. What is small in size may be high in price. As al-sha'at al-qafa walfil jaifa (the goat is lawful and the elephant is forbidden) the father laughed and the princes and ministers of the kingdom liked the idea. However, his brothers were very sad about this.