Chapter 28 Zed Field

A traveler met a man who lived in a nearby village on the main road of Zed. The traveler pointed to a large field and asked the man, "Is this the ancient battlefield where King Ahram defeated the enemy?" The man answered, "There has never been a battle here. The great city of Zad once stood in this field, and that city has burned to ashes. But it is a fertile field now, isn't it?" The Traveler and that person parted. After walking less than half a mile, the traveler met another man, who again pointed to the field and asked, "Is this where the great Zed City once stood?" The man replied, "This place has never been A city. But there was a monastery here, and the people of the South destroyed it."

Soon, on this great Zade road, the traveler met a third man, who once more pointed out a large field and asked, "Is this really where a great monastery once stood?" But the man "There never was a monastery in this part of the country," replied he, "but our fathers and our ancestors have told us that a great meteor once fell in this field." The traveler was surprised and continued to walk forward.He met a very old man, and he saluted and asked: "Your Excellency, I met three people who lived in the vicinity on this road. I asked everyone about this field, and everyone denied it." Everyone tells a new legend that no one else has told."

Then the old man raised his head and replied: "My friend, each of these people tells you that it is true, but hardly any of us can put the divergent arguments together and draw a correct conclusion from them." of." The Field Of Zaad Upon the road of Zaad a traveler met a man who lived in a nearby village, and the traveler, pointing with his hand to a vast field, asked the man saying, "Was not this the battle-ground where King Ahlam overcame his enemies? " And the man answered and said, "This has never been a battle-ground. There once stood on this field the great city of Zaad, and it was burnt down to ashes. But now it is a good field, is it not?"

And the traveler and the man parted. Not a half mile farther the traveler met another man, and pointing to the field again, he said, "So that is where the great city of Zaad once stood? And the man said, "There has never been a city in this place. But once there was a monastery here, and it was destroyed by the people of the South Country." Shortly after, on that very road of Zaad, the traveler met a third man, and pointing once more to the vast field he said, "Is it not true that this is the place where once there stood a great monastery?" But the man answered, "There has never been a monastery in this neighbourhood, but our fathers and our forefathers have told us that once there fell a great meteor on this field."

Then the traveler walked on, wondering in his heart. And he met a very old man, and saluting his he said, "Sir, upon this road I have met three men who live in the neighborhood and I have asked each of them about this field, and each one denied what the other had said, and each one told me a new tale that the other had not told." Then the old man raised his head, and answered, "My friend, each and every one of these men told you what was indeed so; but few of us are able to add fact to different fact and make a truth therefore."