In this tale, a man must choose a godfather for his son. His first encounter is with Jesus, who he turns down because he believes that Jesus is unfair. Next, he meets the Devil, who he also turns down, though his reasoning is that the Devil tricks people. Finally, he chooses Death to become his son’s godfather because Death does not discriminate against any man or woman. When the boy grew older, Death made his godson a famous doctor by showing him an herb that would allow him to save any patient. Though, this act came with conditions; his godson was to administer the herb to those that Death stood by the head of. However, if Death stood by the feet of a patient, his godson was to claim that there was nothing he could do and allow them to die and if he went against the will of Death, there would be severe consequences. The godson became very famous after following these conditions, but one day he chose to ignore Death’s decision and give the herb to a dying king. Death forgave him because he was his godson, but gave him a warning. Time passed until the king’s daughter became ill. Once again, the godson ignored the will of Death and gave her the herb. With this decision, Death said that it was now his godson’s time to die. Death brought his godson to a cave where he showed candles that reflect the lifelines of all people. The godson asked to see his candle, and was shown a very short one that appeared to be flickering out. He begged for a new one to be lit and Death acted as if he would grant his godson’s wish. He then purposefully knocks the candle over and the godson's dies.