Nikolai recounts two legends. The hunter and the monk:A hunter is on his death bed. A monk is summoned to his house to read prayers and do divination. The monk’s divination shows that the hunter has led a life of sins, killing animals. While doing divination, the monks sees a small light in the darkness of the hunter’s fate. The divination shows that once in his life the hunter took a pity on a saigak antelope that was with her lamb, sparing their lives. For this single act the hunter is destined to be reborn in heaven. Seeing the situation, the monk thinks that he himself will surely be reborn in heaven. The time comes and the monk dies. After his death, other monks gather to read prayers and look at his fate. The divination shows that the monk’s deeds were white, but there is a small black spot inside them. Since the deceased monk had a high opinion of himself, his deeds looked full of virtue, but his thoughts and intentions were sinful. Arrogance is one of the worst sins that may block one’s path to heaven. Two brothers:There were two brothers. The elder had a wife and a little son. One day when the place was invaded by enemies, the older brothers tells his younger one to leave the place and return only after everything calms down. The younger brother did as he was told. When everything calmed down he returned home and asked his older brother: Why did you tell me to leave, and not your wife or son? The older brother replies: ‘If I had my wife killed, I could find another one. If I had my son killed, I can have another one. If I had my brother killed, where do I find another?’