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Again, the lad put a question to the wise men: "What is in these vases?" Once more, those who professed to know the secrets of the world, even to the demanding of the life of a human being, held their tongues. "There is a tent in them," said the boy. "Separate them, and you will find it so." AGAIN THE LAD PUT A QUESTION TO THE WISE MEN WHAT IS IN THESE VASES ONCE MORE THOSE WHO PROFESSED TO KNOW THE SECRETS OF THE WORLD EVEN TO THE DEMANDING OF THE LIFE OF A HUMAN BEING HELD THEIR TONGUES THERE IS A TENT IN THEM SAID THE BOY SEPARATE THEM AND YOU WILL FIND IT SO
u." Turning to the king, the boy added: "Pardon my boldness, Your Majesty. I shall soon reveal the whole matter to you, but I wish first to question your advisers. I want them to tell you what is the real cause, and reveal, if they can, what is hidden here underneath the ground." But the wise men were confounded. They could not tell and they fully confessed their ignorance. The boy then said: "There is a pool of water down below. Please order your men to dig for it." At once the spades were plied by strong hands, and in a few minutes the workmen saw their faces reflected, as in a looking glass. There was a pool of clear water there. Turning to the wise men, the boy asked before all: "Now tell me, what is in the pool?" As ignorant as before, and now thoroughly ashamed, the wise men were silent. "Your Majesty, I can tell you, even if these men cannot. There are two vases in the pool." Two brave men leaped down into the pool. They felt around and brought up two vases, as the boy had said. RE WHO IT WAS THAT DISCOLOURED ME TO YOU TURNING TO THE KING THE BOY ADDED PART OF MY BOLDNESS YOUR MAJESTY I SHALL SOON REVEAL THE WHOLE MATTER TO YOU BUT I WISH FIRST TO QUESTION YOUR ADVISERS I WANT THEM TO TELL YOU WHAT IS THE REAL CAUSE AND REVEAL IF THEY CAN WHAT IS HIDDEN HERE UNDERNEATH THE GROUND BUT THE WISE MEN WERE CONFOUNDED THEY COULD NOT TELL AND THEY FULLY CONFESSED THEIR IGNORANCE THE BOY THEN SAID THERE IS A POOL OF WATER DOWN BELOW PLEASE ORDER YOUR MEN TO DIG FOR IT AT ONCE THE SPADES WERE PLIED BY STRONG HANDS AND IN A FEW MINUTES THE WORKMEN SAW THEIR FACES REFLECTED AS IF IN A LOOKING GLASS THERE WAS A POOL OF CLEAR WATER THERE TURNING TO THE WISE MEN THE BOY ASKED BEFORE ALL NOW TELL ME WHAT IS IN THE POOL AS IGNORANT AS BEFORE AND NOW THOROUGHLY ASHAMED THE WISE MEN WERE SILENT YOUR MAJESTY I CAN TELL YOU EVEN IF THESE MEN CANNOT THERE ARE TWO VASES IN THE POOL TWO BRAVE MEN LEAPED DOWN INTO THE POOL THEY FELT AROUND AND BROUGHT UP TWO VASES AS THE BOY HAD SAID
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