A group of eunuchs were serving as guards for an Ottoman palace, as was customary.
One day, a robber went up to the eunuch guards and drew his sword. The eunuchs all ran away in terror, and the robber broke into the palace and looted it.
The next day, another robber went up to the eunuchs unarmed and shouted at them. The eunuchs again ran away in terror and the robber looted the palace.
The next day, the sultan of the palace dismissed the eunuchs and hired soldiers to guard the palace instead.
The sultan's wife asked him, โWhy did you get rid of the eunuchs?"
The sultan replied, "They didn't have the balls to stand up to the robbers