A young man wanted to be a blacksmith. So he became an apprentice to a blacksmith, and learned all the necessary techniques of the trade: how to hold the tongs, how to lift the sledge, how to smite the anvil, even how to blow the fire with bellows. Having finished his apprenticeship, he was chosen to work at the smithery of the Royal Palace. However, the young man's delight soon ended when he discovered that he had failed to learn how to kindle a spark. All his skill and knowledge in handling the tools were of no avail, without a spark he could not proceed.