The text Nuzhat al-'Uqul fi Lata'if al-Fusul is among the technical texts of which only a single manuscript remains. This text is by an author named Abu Taher Mohammad ibn Mohammad Yahya al-Aufi and can be approximately dated to around the 7th century AH (13th century CE). Its only extant manuscript is preserved in the Ayatollah Mar'ashi Library under number 9084. In the critical edition of Nuzhat al-'Uqul fi Lata'if al-Fusul prepared by Iraj Afshar and Javad Bashari, an anecdote in the thirty-ninth chapter of the book is mentioned in an incomplete and jumbled manner; its beginning and end are missing, and some sentences are also omitted in the middle. Examination of the original manuscript reveals that the primary text is entirely coherent, and the existing problems are solely due to errors in the editing and publication process. By providing bibliographical evidence, including an image of the relevant page and a precise textual collation, this article presents a complete correction of this anecdote and resolves the contradictions found in the printed edition.