Ilyá；sthankedhisneighbour，andheandhiswifetookservicewithMuhammad-Shahaslabourers。Atfirstthepositionseemedhardtothem，buttheygotusedtoit，andlivedon，workingasmuchastheirstrengthallowed。
Muhammad-Shahfounditwastohisadvantagetokeepsuchpeople，because，havingbeenmastersthemselves，theyknewhowtomanageandwerenotlazy，butdidalltheworktheycould。YetitgrievedMuhammad-Shahtoseepeoplebroughtsolowwhohadbeenofsuchhighstanding。
IthappenedoncethatsomeofMuhammad-Shah’srelativescamefromagreatdistancetovisithim，andaMullahcametoo。
Muhammad-ShahtoldIlyá；stocatchasheepandkillit。Ilyá；sskinnedthesheep，andboiledit，andsentitintotheguests。Theguestsatethemutton，hadsometea，andthenbegandrinkingkumiss。
Astheyweresittingwiththeirhostondowncushionsonacarpet，conversingandsippingkumissfromtheircups，Ilyá；s，havingfinishedhisworkpassedbytheopendoor。Muhammad-Shah，seeinghimpass，saidtooneoftheguests: