One day the great poet Ferdousi — ask by Sultan Mahmood to — compose Shahanama in honour of the Sultan. The Sultan — promise to pay Ferdousi a gold coin for each verse. Ferdousi — finish the writing and it — be found — contain sixty thousand verses. Now Sultan — agree to pay sixty thousand gold coins. He — want to pay silver coins instead of gold coins. The poet — refuse to take silver coins and — return to his village.