1. The foolish friends of the young man and his aged father did not stay
with them. 2. They did not help them with their swords, but ran away at
once ("tuj"), and were not ashamed. 3. The old man heard disagreeable
voices behind him, and soon he saw the enemy. 4. The enemy called them,
and hastened there (69). 5. Those sly bad men took the money out of
the pockets of the courageous young man. 6. They stood around him, and
also around his father. 7. The father and son could not even guard
their horses. 8. The enemy did not leave (to) these their horses, but
took both the horses and the money. 9. Soon the enemy rode away, during
the late hours of the night. 10. The father and son were angry and
dissatisfied. 11. They said "We fear and dislike such men." 12. The
father said "By the help of our neighbors we can ("povos") find those
bad men, and drive them away, out of the desert." 13. The son replied,
"Dear Father, such a proposal seems good, and I will help with my long
sharp sword. 14. But we are now in the desert, and the road to the city
is long. 15. We cannot ride thither, but we can walk thither. 16. Can
you not hasten, with ("per") my help?" 17. The wise old man answered,
"Yes, my son, with such help I can walk thither."