There was a rabbi of knowledge, clearness, but he looked very ugly.
One day, he met a princess who was a daughter of emperor in Rome.
After she saw his ugly face, she made a wry face and said.
“Oh, how provoking at this excellent talent in this ugly vessel !”
After he was told, he asked like this.
“Does the palace have liquor?”
“Of course, we have an excellent liquor.”
“Where is the liquor?”
“We keep it in clayware.”
He told as if he was frustrated by her answer.
“I guess that the palace has many gold or silver vessel. But I am afraid that you did keep it in clayware.”
She called the waiting laid at once.
“Listen, transfer all liquor in the palace to the vessel made of gold or silver at once !”
One day, the emperor got angry while drinking.
“Why tastes this liquor like that?”
A subject told that they transferred all liquor to the vessel made of gold or silver according to the princess’ order.
The emperor scolded the princess.
She called up the rabbi.
“You might have known this.”
The rabbi smiled gently and said.
“I would like to teach you not to evaluate by an appearance, regardless of the person or the thing.”