Sheikh Saadi was a great poet in Iran. He used to lead a very
simple life. Once on his way to the court of the icing of Iran, he took shelter
in a noble man’s house for a night. He was then in a very simple dress on. The
people of that house did not deal well with the poet. Rather they showed
disrespect and dishonor to him. The poet left the noble man’s house in utter
dismay. A few days later. he went there again with a rich dress on. This time
he was duly respected and honored by the people of the noble man’s house. They
gave him rich food to eat, The poet did not eat the food but he began to put
the food in his pocket: Seeing it, the nobleman was astonished. He asked the
poet about his mysterious behavior. Then the poet said, “This food is for my
dress, but not for me. Had it been not so, I would have been treated in the
same manner when I was very poorly dressed.” The nobleman was really sad about
this. He begged forgiveness of the poet.
Or,
Sheikh Saadi And His Dress
Sheikh Saadi was a great poet. He used to put on a simple
dress. Once he took shelter in the house of a nobleman. The nobleman could not
recognize him and treated him as an ordinary man. He put on a very simple
dress. The nobleman and his servants did not show much honor and hospitality to
him. The poet left the house in dismay. On his way back home, he again took
shelter in the same house. This time he put on a gorgeous dress. The nobleman
received him cordially and entertained him with rich and delicious food. Now
Saadi began to put his foods in the pockets of his dress. The nobleman and his
servants were surprised to see this. They asked him the reason. Saadi replied
that his dress deserved the food. The nobleman understood his fault and
begged pardon to the poet.