the boy develops a taste in inventing riddles, which jesus enjoys. his father discovers a red rock (possibly ruby) in a cliff, and plans to lower the boy with ropes while he and jesus hold him, so he can get it. the boy refuses, and the father attacks him. jesus offers himself to be the one to descend, but the father does it, while jesus and the boy hold him. the father falls and demands the rope to be cut. jesus and the boy go to look for him, but he dies from his injuries.