444 [Cod. G. 274 (Ladino)].
A poor pious man bought flour for 3 silver pieces for his household. As he was carrying it home, the wind blew it out into the sea. The man, therefore, went to David and asked for justice. King David gave him a gold piece and sent him away. At the door he met Solomon who advised him to return the money and insist on a trial. King David
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gave him another gold piece and again sent him away. Again he met Solomon who advised him to insist on his rights. Then David, finding that Solomon was advising him, called the latter and asked him how much he was to give to the man. Solomon replied, “Do not give money but call the wind to justice." David then made a conjuration and the spirit of the wind appeared. Asked why it had blown the poor man's flour into the sea, it replied that a ship on the high seas with many Jews on board, had sprung a leak and was on the point of foundering. The sack of flour would form a dough and stop the leak. The men had vowed a third of their possessions if saved. Six days later the ship came into port and the travellers gave the poor man a third of their possessions which they had vowed as a thank-offering.