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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." 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
 workmen and their wives and children, numbering thousands, had assembled for the solemn ceremony of dedicating the ground by shedding the boy's blood. In strained attention the people held their breath. The boy asked the king: "Why have your servants brought me to this place?" Then the sovereign told him the reason, and the boy asked: "Who instructed you to do this?" "My wise men told me so to do, and even the sovereign of the land obeys his wise councilors." "Order them to come to me, Your Majesty," pleaded the boy. When the wise men appeared, the boy, in respectful manner, inquired of them thus: "How was the secret of my life revealed to you? Please speak freely and declare who it was that discovered me to you." 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.  LAD WAS BROUGHT BEFORE KING WALTOGEN THE WORKMEN AND THEIR WIVES AND CHILDREN NUMBERING THOUSANDS HAD ASSEMBLED FOR THE SOLEMN CEREMONY OF DEDICATING THE GROUND BY SHEDDING THE BOY'S BLOOD IN STRAINED ATTENTION THE PEOPLE HELD THEIR BREATH THE BOY ASKED THE KING WHY HAVE YOUR SERVANTS BROUGHT ME TO THIS PLACE THEN THE SOVEREIGN TOLD HIM THE REASON AND THE BOY ASKED WHO INSTRUCTED YOU TO DO THIS MY WISE MEN TOLD ME SO TO DO AND EVEN THE SOVEREIGN OF THE LAND OBEYS HIS WISE COUNSELLORS ORDER THEM TO COME TO ME YOUR MAJESTY PLEADED THE BOY WHEN THE WISE MEN APPEARED THE BOY IN RESPECTFUL MANNER INQUIRED OF THEM THUS HOW IS THE SECRET OF MY LIFE VEALED TO YOU PLEASE SPEAK FREELY AND DECLARE 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
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