A king announced that a race would decide which of his two sons would inherit all his money. The sons were to ride their horses to a certain distant city. The son whose horse reached the city last would be given all the king's wealth.
The two sons set out on the journey. After several days of aimless wandering, they met and agreed to seek the advice of a wiseman. After listening to the wiseman's advice, the two sons rode the horses as quickly as possible to the designated city.
What was it that the wiseman told the two sons? They did not agree to split the wealth, and their father's decree would be followed.