The great king and the bling beggar
Retold by
P.R.Ramachander
A king and his minister went for a walk in the town,
They sat a fruit hanging on climbr and a blind man near it,
King asked the blind man , whether it is a Cucumber,
But he said. It is bitter cucumber which make people vomit,
King did not believe in him and made his minister ear it,
The minister started vomitimg uncontrollably ,
Blind man said, near that fruit there is a tree with octave leaves
Ask your minister eat it , minister ate , and he was cured,
King asked , “your are blind , how did you know?”
Blind man said, In a locality like this , no one will ,
Leave a cucumber tp hand and God will have medicine near,
All trouble some plant, King became clad and gave him a token
To eat in a small way side shop in the town
A trader of diamonds brought a heap of diamonds to sell,
King was not sure whether it is real or fake,
King Called Minister and he told king to call the blind man,
The blind man came took all diamonds and put them in hot sun,
Later he took, felt them one by one andhe said those few are real,
The trader ran away and king asked him , how he knew,
He said , real diamonds do not become hot , King gave him another token
The son of the king wanted to get married , and all,
Kings in nearby kingdoms offered their daughters
King was confused and called the minister who called the blind man,
He said , leave neigbouring kingdom and choose daughter of next kingdom,
When asked why , he said, , then next kingdom ,
Will be between your kingdom and your relatives kingdom,
And he will be scared .so no border problem no war,
The give again gave one more token to him
After some time the king summoned the blind man,
To his confidential chamber and asked him when they were alone
“All people in this kingdom say , I am a beggar’s son,What do ou say?”
The blind man said “you are,” king got angry and asked “Why?”
He said”First I told you about bitter cucumber , you were pleased,
And gave me a tokebn.Had you been king you would have given your ring,
Next I identified the real diamonds and again you werpleased
And gave me a token, had you been a king , you would have given few diamond,
Next I gave you method to get a trouble less king , You were pleased,
And gave me a token, had you been a king , youwould given me few villages.
Your generosity never went up more than a token in way side stall,
The king became greatly ashamed and hung his head,
The beggar said , You money, your riches and your positions ,
Does not determine what you, but your thoughts clearly say”
