A rich man had an only son: when he was 18 years old he wanted to go to a place full of learned men. He went thrice for three years. Once, going with his father in a boat, he heard a raven say that his father would become poor and rich again. He laughed, and would not tell his father why, and was thrown into the sea.
He was saved by a fish and became a shepherd. Ravens came to the king and refused to go away. No one knew what it meant. The King promised his daughter to him who could interpret this thing.
The young man explained that a raven had driven its wife away in time of famine and another raven had married and supported her. Now that times had improved the former husband claimed her, and the ravens asked for the king’s decision. The king declared her to be the wife of the second. The other ravens killed the first husband.
Young man asked all old people to his wedding. His parents who had meanwhile become very poor came and were recognised by the son. [Another variant below No. 353].