Plan and be prepared : THE CLEVER KING
There
was a country long time ago where the people would change a king every year.
The person who would become the king had to agree to a contract that he would
be sent to an island after his one year of being a king.
One
king finished his term and it was time for him to go to the island and live
there. The people dressed him up in expensive clothes and put him on an
elephant and took him around the cities to say goodbye to all the people. This
was the moment of sadness for all the kings who ruled for one year. After
saying farewell, the people took the king with a boat to the remote island and
left him there.
On
their way back, they discovered a ship that had sunk just recently. They saw a
young man who survived by holding on to a floating piece of wood. As they
needed a new king, they picked up the young man and took him to their country.
They requested him to be a king for a year. First he refused but later he
agreed to be a king. People told him about all the rules and regulations and
that how he will be sent to an island after one year.
After
three days of being a king, he asked the ministers if they could show him the
island where all the other kings were sent. They agreed and took him to the
island. The island was covered with thick jungles and sounds of vicious animals
were heard coming out of them. The king went little bit inside to check. Soon
he discovered the dead bodies of all the past kings. He understood that as soon
as they were left in the island, the animals came and killed them.
The
king went back to the country and collected 100 strong workers. He took them to
the island and instructed them to clean the jungle, remove all the deadly
animals and cut down all the excess trees. He would visit the island every
month to see how the work was progressing. In the first month, all the animals
were removed and many trees were cut down. In the second month, the whole
island was cleaned out. The king then told the workers to plant gardens in
various parts of the island. He also took with himself useful animals like
chickens, ducks, birds, goats, cows etc. In the third month, he ordered the
workers to build big houses and docking stations for ships. Over the months,
the island turned into a beautiful place.
The
young king would wear simple clothes and spend very little from his earnings as
a king. He sent all the earnings to the island for storage. When nine months
passed like this, the king called the ministers and told them:
"I
know that I have to go the island after one year, but I would like to go there
right now." But the ministers didn't agree to this and said that he has to
wait for another 3 months to complete the year.
3
months passed and now it was a full year. The people dressed up the young king
and put him on an elephant to take him around the country to say goodbye to
others. However, this king is unusually happy to leave the kingdom.
People
asked him, "All the other kings would cry at this moment and why are you
laughing?"
He
replied, "Don't you know what the wise people say? They say that when you
came to this world as a baby, you were crying and everyone was smiling. Live
such a life that when you are dying, you will be smiling and everyone around
you will be crying. I have lived that life. While all the other kings were lost
into the luxuries of the kingdom, I always thought about the future and planned
for it. I turned the deadly island into a beautiful abode for me where I can
stay peacefully."
1. anathema: a curse; a person or thing
cursed, or intensely disliked.
2. laconic: expressing much in few words.
3. deleterious: hurtful; destructive;
pernicious.
4. platitude: a thought or remark which is
banal, trite, or stale.
5. quash: to annul; also, to crush; to
subdue.
6. meretricious: pertaining to
prostitutes; tawdry.
7. bumptious: obtusely and offensively
self-assertive.
8. laudable: praiseworthy; commendable.
9. inamorata: a woman whom one is in love
with.
10. penchant: a strong liking.
A person who takes care of, or brings up another is called
a Parent
The opposite of rich is Poor
Legal or official authority is called Power
Something that is of great value or of high price is Precious
A ___ is a humorous use of a word. Pun
To be on time is to be Punctual
A word of politeness used when requesting something. e.g.
___ help me. Please
A ___ is something that is produced, usually in a
factory. Product
Two things of the same kind to be used together are
called a ___. Pair
When the earth shakes we call it a Quake
The amount of a number of something is the Quantity
The female ruler of a country is a Queen
One fourth of something is a Quarter
A line of people waiting for something is called a Queue
Something that takes a short time is Quick
When there is little or no movement or sound, then all is Quiet
What "Q word" is to ask questions as a test of
knowledge? Quiz
To repeat or write words someone else has said or written
is to Quote
To give up something like a job or school is to Quit
To have an angry argument is to Quarrel
1 - If something is below the belt, it is unfair. True False
2 - If something's a curve ball, it is deceptive. True False
3 - If you hedge your bets, you risk everything. True False
4 - If you have a ringside seat, you are not close enough
to witness things clearly. True False
5 - If you throw in the towel, you accept a
challenge. True False
6 - If something is par for the course, it is better than
you had expected. True False
7 - A person who boxes clever is prepared to cheat a bit
to get what they want. True False
8 - If there's a dead heat, it is clear who is the
winner. True False
9 - A hat trick is two consecutive successes. True False
10 - If you jump the gun, you start at the right time but
faster than other people. True False
/au/
-- The dowdy crouching cow cried, ”ouch!” when he sat with his pouch on the
couch. He yelled aloud at mount count and was in doubt about the trout in his
foul proud mouth.
/OU/ -- Most glowing ghosts boast about their post till
the host says, ”Toast!” Go to the shallow ghost and roast him slowly in the
hole
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