The Kingdom of Fools

Who are the fools in this story?

• King

• Guru

• Disciple

• King and minister

What did the disciple learn?

• He should not be greedy

• He should not become fat.

• Fools are dangerous.

• One should listen to elders.

Why was the merchant called to court?

• To listen to his crimes.

• To thank the king

• to pay for the death of a thief.

• the king wanted to punish him.

The new law in the kingdom of fools was that

• night would be day and day would be night.

• People should not sleep at night.

• People should only work at night.

• People should not sleep in the morning.

Everything was available in the kingdom of fools

• for money.

• for a single duddu.

• for a single rupee.

• in exchange for some food.

The thief was killed when

• he went to steal from the merchant.

• he was following his old profession.

• the wall fell on him.

• he made a hole in the wall.

Identify the order in which people were blamed:

• Merchant, bricklayer, dancing girl, goldsmith.

• Merchant, bricklayer, dancing girl, goldsmith.

• Disciple, goldsmith, merchant, bricklayer

• King, minister, guru, disciple.

Who did the bricklayer blame?

• The merchant

• The goldsmith

• The disciple

• The dancing girl

Why was the disciple put on the stake?

• the merchant was thin

• the stake was large

• a fat man would fit the stake

• he was greedy

Who did the dancing girl blame?

• the merchant

• the goldsmith

• the bricklayer

• the disciple