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    The guru and his disciple find two strange things in the Kingdom of Fools: 1) everyone sleeps during the day and works at night, and 2) everything costs the same price of one rupee. The disciple wants to stay for the cheap food. However, the guru thinks it's not a good idea since they are all fools and the situation may not last. Several people, including the disciple, are tried in the king's court for various reasons related to a house burglary. The real culprit escapes punishment for being too thin to fit the stake. The guru saves his disciple by confusing the king with a story about reincarnation as the next king.

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    The guru and his disciple find two strange things in the Kingdom of Fools: 1) everyone sleeps during the day and works at night, and 2) everything costs the same price of one rupee. The disciple wants to stay for the cheap food. However, the guru thinks it's not a good idea since they are all fools and the situation may not last. Several people, including the disciple, are tried in the king's court for various reasons related to a house burglary. The real culprit escapes punishment for being too thin to fit the stake. The guru saves his disciple by confusing the king with a story about reincarnation as the next king.

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    The guru and his disciple find two strange things in the Kingdom of Fools: 1) everyone sleeps during the day and works at night, and 2) everything costs the same price of one rupee. The disciple wants to stay for the cheap food. However, the guru thinks it's not a good idea since they are all fools and the situation may not last. Several people, including the disciple, are tried in the king's court for various reasons related to a house burglary. The real culprit escapes punishment for being too thin to fit the stake. The guru saves his disciple by confusing the king with a story about reincarnation as the next king.

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    Chapter 4 - In the Kingdom of Fools

    Page No: 27
    Think About It 
    Q1. What are the two strange things the guru and his disciple find in the
    Kingdom of Fools?
    Answer 
    The two strange things that the guru and his disciple observe in the kingdom of
    fools are:  

     Every sleeps during the day and carry out their work at night 
      The cost to purchase anything from the market was the same, one duddu (one rupee). 

    Whether it was a measure of rice or a bunch of banana it cost the same   

    Q2. Why does the disciple’s decide to stay in the Kingdom of Fools? Is it a


    good idea?
    Answer - The disciple decided to stay in the Kingdom of Fools because he was
    delighted that everything cost a single duddu and everything was very cheap. All
    that he wanted was good and very cheap food.
    According to the Guru, staying there was not a good idea as they were all fools
    and so he felt this situation would not last long and was not sure about what they
    would do in the future.
    Q3. Name all the people who are tried in the king’s court, and give the
    reasons for their trial.
    Answer 
    Following people were tried in the king’s court: 

     The merchant whose house was burgled: Because his house’s wall was weak and it
    fell upon the burgular and killed him 
     The bricklayer who built the wall: Because he built a wall which was weak and
    which  collapsed killing the burglar 
     The dancing girl: Because she distracted the bricklayer with her jingling anklets by 
    walking up and down the road where bricklayer was laying the wall
     The goldsmith: Because he didn’t complete the dancing girl’s order on time and so
    she  had to go to the goldsmith a dozen times. 
     The merchant whose house was burgled (second time): because his father persuaded
    the  goldsmith to finish his order first thereby delaying the dancing girl’s order. Since
    the merchant’s father died, the merchant had to be executed in his father’s place 
     The disciple: Because the merchant was too thin to be executed by the newly made
    stake  and a fat man was required to fit the stake. The disciple was very fat, hence he
    was caught 

    Q4. Who is the real culprit according to the king? Why does he escape
    punishment?
    Answer - The real culprit according to the king is the merchant because although
    his old father was the real murderer he was dead and someone had to be
    punishment in his place. He escapes the punishment because he is too thin to be
    properly executed on the stake.
    Q5. What are the Guru’s words of wisdom? When does the disciple
    remember them?'
    Answer - The guru’s words of wisdom were that it was the city of fools. He
    advised the disciple to leave the city because he would not know what they
    would do next.
    The disciple remembers this when he was going to be executed.

    Q6. How does the guru mange to save his disciple’s life?
    Answer - The guru tries to confuse the king by expressing his desire to be killed
    first. Then to further confuse the king he tells the story of becoming the king in
    the next incarnation. Apparently it may sound like a case of pure lie to save your
    dear one’s life. But if we go deeper consciously or unconsciously the sage is
    trying to save everybody’s life in the kingdom. Ultimately he is able to pull
    everybody out of the misery of living in the kingdom of fools.

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