A Price To Pay

A long time ago, the distant land was ruled by a King. He was brave and kind but he had one flaw, he was very greedy. He didn't always want an expensive gift but he wanted to be given some gift or the other.

One day, the King decided to tour his Kingdom. He stepped out of the palace gates and there he found a man standing with a nice, fat hen in his hand. The man bowed low and said, "Your Majesty! I am Gopal. I won this hen by gambling in your name. It's yours!" The King was very pleased indeed.

He beamed at Gopal and said, "Give the hen to my poultry keeper." Gopal agreed and went away. The King was so pleased with what had happened and he promptly forgot about his tour and returned to the palace.