The Tutor
Rabash
Two students came to a tutor
To learn a trade.
The teacher did not pay attention
to one of the students
To see if he was working properly,
And the other one, he criticized
all day,
Telling him the mistakes that he
was making.
That boy came and told his father.
"Why is the teacher
Yelling at me,
Telling me,
I don't know how to work,
–
And to the other one
Who is a poorer worker than me,
He says nothing?
It must be that the father of the
other one
Pays him more money,
And so he doesn't criticize him.
–
Therefore, I ask of you father,
Please give him more money
Than the other students,
Then the teacher will not point
out my flaws
As he does not criticize
The other students."
And his father went and said to
the teacher,
"Have you no mercy on my son?
Is it because
I do not pay the fees
That other people do,
Hence you take vengeance on my
son?"
–
Then the tutor told him,
"You should know that of all
the students,
I enjoy only your son,
Because I see that he is gifted
And he can be a star
And this is why I put my efforts
in him,
Because it's worth my while,
Since my effort will not be in
vain.
–
Whereas the other students,
I teach them generally,
Because they're not as gifted as
your son.
Therefore, with every little work
that he does,
I criticize him.
And so you are wrong about
everything you think of me,
As if I want to fail your son
Because I'm angry with you
Because of the little fees that
you pay me.
–
You should know
That if I did not want to shame
him,
I would teach your son for free.
Believe me! I would teach him for
free,
Since I enjoy him
And all the efforts I put into
him are worth it!"
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