Plan Gone Wrong

There was a tall and unattractive looking Bedouin.
He married a short and good looking woman.
The plan was that the child would inherit HIS height and HER beauty.
Instead, the child inherited HER “”height”” and HIS “”beauty””.

قال الأصمعي: كان أعرابي طويلا قبيحا، فخطب امرأة وقال: أريدها قصيرة جميلة، ليأخذ الولد طُولي وجَمالها، قال: وتزوَّجها على تلك الصفة، فجاء ولده على قُبحه وقِصَرها.