A certain king had three sons who were all equally dear tohim, and he did not know which of them to appoint as his successorafter his own death. When the time came when he was about todie, he summoned them to his bedside and said, dear children,I have been thinking of something which I will declare untoyou, whichsoever of you is the laziest shall have the kingdom.The eldest said, then, father, the kingdom is mine, for I am soidle that if I lie down to rest, and a drop falls in my eye,I will not open it that I may sleep. The second said, father,the kingdom belongs to me, for I am so idle that when I amsitting by the fire warming myself, I would rather let my heelbe burnt off than draw back my leg. The third said, father,the kingdom is mine, for I am so idle that if I were going tobe hanged, and had the rope already round my neck, and any oneput a sharp knife into my hand with which I might cut the rope,I would rather let myself be hanged than raise my hand to the rope.When the father heard that, he said, you have carried it thefarthest, and shall be king.
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Big Book of Ancient Gabanian Fables
SpiritualOften regarded as the most sacred of text from the planet of Gaban, once forbidden to foreigners, translators and the ability to print on text. This is the first translated Copy of the Holy Scriptures from Athenaism, the dominant religion of the pla...
