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What did the king and minister of the Kingdom of Fools decide to change?
What did the king and minister of the Kingdom of Fools decide to change?
- The seasons
- The food pricing system
- The laws of the land
- Night into day and day into night (correct)
What price did all groceries have in the Kingdom of Fools?
What price did all groceries have in the Kingdom of Fools?
- One rupee
- Five duddu
- Free
- A duddu (correct)
How did the people in the Kingdom of Fools react to the king's orders?
How did the people in the Kingdom of Fools react to the king's orders?
- They rebelled against the king
- They celebrated the change
- They ignored the orders
- They complied out of fear (correct)
What was the guru's initial reaction upon seeing the Kingdom of Fools?
What was the guru's initial reaction upon seeing the Kingdom of Fools?
What ultimately happened to the disciple who chose to stay in the Kingdom of Fools?
What ultimately happened to the disciple who chose to stay in the Kingdom of Fools?
What fate befell the thief in the story?
What fate befell the thief in the story?
What did the guru try to convince his disciple of?
What did the guru try to convince his disciple of?
Why did the king and minister of the Kingdom of Fools take such unusual actions?
Why did the king and minister of the Kingdom of Fools take such unusual actions?
What was the reason for the dancer's repeated visits to the goldsmith?
What was the reason for the dancer's repeated visits to the goldsmith?
Which character ultimately faced punishment for the incident involving the wall?
Which character ultimately faced punishment for the incident involving the wall?
What was the king's initial reaction to the dancer's claims of innocence?
What was the king's initial reaction to the dancer's claims of innocence?
What role did the rich merchant play in the sequence of events leading to the innocent man's death?
What role did the rich merchant play in the sequence of events leading to the innocent man's death?
What was the goldsmith's excuse for not completing the dancer's jewelry on time?
What was the goldsmith's excuse for not completing the dancer's jewelry on time?
How did the king determine who was truly responsible for the series of events?
How did the king determine who was truly responsible for the series of events?
What did the merchant claim about his involvement with the jewelry order?
What did the merchant claim about his involvement with the jewelry order?
What consequence did the wall's collapse have on the king's judgment?
What consequence did the wall's collapse have on the king's judgment?
What ultimately led to the death of the man in the story?
What ultimately led to the death of the man in the story?
Who was initially blamed for the death of the man?
Who was initially blamed for the death of the man?
What condition did the guru and his disciple impose for ruling the kingdom of the foolish king?
What condition did the guru and his disciple impose for ruling the kingdom of the foolish king?
What reasoning did the bricklayer use to avoid punishment?
What reasoning did the bricklayer use to avoid punishment?
What was the king's initial reaction upon hearing the accusation against the merchant?
What was the king's initial reaction upon hearing the accusation against the merchant?
What resulted from the changes made by the guru and his disciple in the kingdom?
What resulted from the changes made by the guru and his disciple in the kingdom?
How did the story depict the responsibility for the man's death?
How did the story depict the responsibility for the man's death?
Who is tried in the king's court according to the content?
Who is tried in the king's court according to the content?
What is the role of the bailiff in the context of the kingdom?
What is the role of the bailiff in the context of the kingdom?
What aspect of the wall did the merchant first admit to the king?
What aspect of the wall did the merchant first admit to the king?
What role did the dancing girl play in the story's outcome?
What role did the dancing girl play in the story's outcome?
What is one of the teachings or wisdom communicated by the guru to the disciple?
What is one of the teachings or wisdom communicated by the guru to the disciple?
What was the final action taken by the king regarding the case?
What was the final action taken by the king regarding the case?
What was the reason the king decided to execute the merchant's disciple?
What was the reason the king decided to execute the merchant's disciple?
What suggestion did the minister make regarding the execution of the disciple?
What suggestion did the minister make regarding the execution of the disciple?
What did the disciple think about the situation he was in while waiting for his execution?
What did the disciple think about the situation he was in while waiting for his execution?
How did the guru manage to help his disciple out of the predicament?
How did the guru manage to help his disciple out of the predicament?
What question did the guru ask the king to prove his wisdom?
What question did the guru ask the king to prove his wisdom?
What was the reaction of the disciple when the guru asked to be executed first?
What was the reaction of the disciple when the guru asked to be executed first?
What can be inferred about the kingdom based on the events described?
What can be inferred about the kingdom based on the events described?
What did the king's decision highlight about how he viewed the disciple?
What did the king's decision highlight about how he viewed the disciple?
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Study Notes
The Kingdom of Fools
- The king and minister in the Kingdom of Fools are fools.
- They decide to switch day and night, forcing people to be awake at night and sleep during the day.
- People obey due to fear of death and the king and minister are pleased with their project.
- A guru and his disciple arrive in the Kingdom of Fools and find everyone asleep during the day.
- The guru is amazed and realizes that this is a Kingdom of fools and advises his disciple to leave.
- The disciple ignores his guru’s advice and chooses to stay because everything is very cheap.
- A thief is killed when a wall collapses on him and the king, along with the minister, starts a chain of trials.
- The thief’s brother blames the merchant for the death.
- The merchant blames the bricklayer who built the wall.
- The bricklayer blames the dancing girl as she distracted him from his work.
- The dancing girl blames the goldsmith for delaying her jewelry.
- The goldsmith blames the rich merchant for his delay.
- The merchant blames his deceased father for ordering the jewelry.
- The king, after a series of trials, orders the merchant to be punished, as he has inherited his father's sins.
- The king and minister search for a fat person to be punished by impaling him, as the merchant is thin.
- They choose the disciple who has gained weight due to eating cheap food.
- The guru sees the disciple’s predicament in a vision and arrives to save him.
- The guru asks the king to put him to the stake first, but the disciple wants to be killed first.
- The guru and the disciple then fight about who should be punished first.
- The king is puzzled by this behavior and asks the guru why he wants to die.
- The guru and disciple eventually agree to rule the kingdom of the foolish king and minister, changing back the laws to normal.
The Role of the Fool
- Shakespeare’s fools are wise, even though they appear foolish.
- There are other famous wise fools, such as Tenali Rama and Gopal Bhar in Indian folk tales.
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