he made it high and did not make any steps for it so that no one could climb it. they said a bedouin would bide his time and come to him on a horse and it would be as if he was with him on the shop. so he took a bear and put pebbles in it and leaned on it. when he saw the bedouin approaching he would see it as if he was moving his support and when the bear clattered with the pebbles the horse would be startled. they said the bedouin kept bringing him close and clattering with him until he was startled by him and he threw him down. so he never returned to him after that.
وجعله مرتفعا، ولم يجعل له عتبا، كي لا يرتقي اليه أحد. قالوا فكان أعرابي يتحين وقته، ويأتيه على فرس، فيصير كأنه معه على الدكان. فأخذ دبة وجعل فيها حصى، واتكأ عليها. فإذا رأى الأعرابي قد أقبل، أراه كأنه يحول متكأه، فإذا قعقعت الدبة ٢ بالحصى نفر الفرس. قالوا فلم يزل الأعرابي يدنيه ويقعقع هو به، حتى نفر به فصرعه. فكان لا يعود بعد ذلك إليه.