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that he will find the exact weight of the elephant. With the help of 4 the king's men he took the elephant to the lake outside the town. He then arranged to bring a large boat near the shore and with the help of a gang-plank made the elephant walk into the boat. He marked the level to which the boat had submerged in water and brought back the elephant to shore. After this he started filling the boat with stones till the boat once again submerged up to the marked level. Now he transferred all the stone on shore and started weighing them with the help of a normal weighing scale. Some time later, when the weighing was over he added up the figures and told the exact weight of the elephant. The man was taken to the king for reward. The king was impressed by his astonishing wisdom and rewarded him by appointing him as his minister.
10. Court Jester-A king had a favourite court jester whom he gave too much liberty. The king always praised his wife before this man. He also stressed that she was very obedient. One day the jester commented— "Sire ! The queen's behaviour is guided by her self interest. If you don't believe, you may verify this by some test.
Provoked by the jester the king one day asked his queen"Darling! I have this wish of marrying again and make the offspring 4 from this marriage my heir apparent. The queen replied “My lord ! You are well within your rights to marry once more and you are welcome. But as per the tradition the heir apparent can only be the eldest son." When the jester's opinion was confirmed the king laughed heartily. The queen asked the reason for this laughter and the king told her about his discussion with the jester. The queen got infuriated and forced the king to issue orders for the jesters exile.
The jester could guess who was at the back of this order. He collected a heap of shoes, made a large bundle, lifted it on his head and went to bid farewell to the queen. The queen asked with surprise-"What makes you carry so much weight on your head ?” The jester replied, "Your Highness ! I have collected as many pair of shoes as I could in this bundle. As long as this whole lot lasts I will walk far and near to different villages and towns and tell everyone I meet about who exiled me and why."
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