Now he stood for long hours in the governor’s rooms in
the castle watching people asking Nuradin for help. At first
everything was hard to understand, but soon Yusuf saw that
Nuradin was a great man. The governor always listened to
everybody – poor people, and women and children, too – not just rich and strong men. The governor studied the law and
talked about difficult problems with wise men. He thought
about their words and took time to find the right answer.