The prince interrogated the driver, and he told him all the details of what had occurred to him, in respect to his disappearance. The prince informed the judges that he has returned and requests that the accuser and witnesses be present, so all see that he is honoring his promise and returning the Jew to the jurisdiction of the court.
The next morning after everyone was in the courtroom the prince arrived with the Jew and the worker. The witnesses immediately recognized him, and in the presence of the priest, the worker related to the court the entire story.
The court immediately declared that the Jew is completely innocent, and passed a severe judgement on the priest instead.
Reprinted from the Parshas Ki Sisa 5784 email of Rabbi Sholom DovBer Avtzon’s Weekly Story. The following story is story # 292 in The following story is story # 292 in Sippurei Chassidim Moadim (festivals) from Rabbi Zevin (festivals) from Rabbi Shlomo Yosef Zevin.
