Once upon a time there lived a king. This king announced throughout the land:
“I will give half my kingdom to the man who can tell a lie that I can agree that is a lie.”
A shepherd came and said, “My father has got a pipe . The pipe is very long and he can stir the stars with it».
“That’s possible,” answered the King. “My grandfather had a pipe. He used to put one end of it in his mouth and stretch (ձգել) the other up to the sun to light it.”
The man went out scratching his head.
A tailor came and said, “I am sorry, O King, to have come so late. Wind , storm and
h, “I believe lightning did not let me come early”. I was patching up the crack of the sky.
“Oit is true,” said the King, “but you haven’t patched it very well, for it rained a little again this morning.
This man also went away empty-handed.
A villager came in with a bag on his shoulder. “What do you want, my good man?” asked the King. “You owe me a bag of gold. I have come for it.” “A bag of gold!” exclaimed the King astonished. “That s a lie . I do not owe you anything.”
“All right. It is a lie. Then give me half your kingdom.”
“No, no. You’re quite right . It’s not a lie,” the king tried to correct himself.
“So I am telling the truth. Then give me the bag of gold.”
Answer the questions:
1. What did the king say to all people?
I will give half my kingdom to the man who can tell a lie that I can agree that is a lie
- Who came first?
A shepherd came first.
- What did he say?
My father has got a pipe . The pipe is very long and he can stir the stars with it.
4.What was the king’s answer?
“That’s possible,” answered the King. “My grandfather had a pipe. He used to put one end of it in his mouth and stretch (ձգել) the other up to the sun to light it.”
- Who came second?
A tailor came second.
6.What did he say?
I am sorry, O King, to have come so late. Wind , storm and lightning did not let me come early”. I was patching up the crack of the sky.
- What was the king’s reply
“Oit is true,” said the King, “but you haven’t patched it very well, for it rained a little again this morning.
8.Who came after the tailor?
A villager came in with a bag on his shoulder.
- What did he tell the king?
You owe me a bag of gold. I have come for it. - What did the king answer?
A bag of gold!” exclaimed the King astonished. That s a lie.
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