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(duathir and tigerbright--thought you might like this one, it is somewhat along the lines of the one I posted earlier, don't you think?)

The Educated Fool
by the Preacher of Dubno (Dubner Maggid)

The king of a great country had an only son, but as he was a fool, his father took the matter gravely to heart.

"What would happen were I to die?" he thought in dismay. "How can I possibly leave my kingdom in the hands of such a schlemihl and ignoramus?"

So he called a council of his minsters and they thrashed the matter out. They advised him to send his heir to a certain university in a foreign land. From the great savants who taught there, they were sure, he would acquire a little wisdom and learning.

( The king took their advice and sent his son to study in that university. )