V.
Now the holy hermit Barlaam came at this time to the court of the Prince in the garb of a merchant, and came into his presence under the pretext that he had precious stones to show him. When asked what it is, he tells the tale of : —
- V.a. The Holy King and the Hermit,
which includes also the parables —
- V.a. i. The Trumpet of Death.
- V.a. ii. The Four Caskets.
- V.a. iii. The Sower.
[Arab. 37-46. Gr. 36-44, Heb. vii,-viii. Gr. puts Parable of Sower first. For parables, see infra. Heb. adds in c. ix. that of V.b., Bird and Fisherman.]
VI.
Barlaam teaches the vanity of this world by means of the three parables —
- VI.a. The Man in the Well.
- VI.b. The Three Friends.
- VI.c. The King of the Year.
[Arab. 47-69. Gr. 44-120, but with much Christian interpolations (Biblical History, 44-56; the Sacrament of Baptism, 58-9, 88-9, Old and New Testament, 90-2, Repentance, 90-4, Martyrs and Monks, 100-8). None of these in Georg. , which, however, contains the Christian Confession of Faith, Gr, 83-4, Other Christian interpolations in Gr. 126-134. Heb. x.-xiv,, adding the Parable of the Cannibal King, also found in Arab., which has besides the Apologues, Dogs and Carrion. Bird and Prophet, Sun of Wisdom, King and Shepherd,
