Chapter - 4 : In the Kingdom of Fools
Think About It
1. What are the two strange things the guru and his disciple find in the Kingdom of Fools ?
Answer :
The guru and disciple found that though the city was beautiful, the people worked at night and slept during the day. The city was ruled by the idiots.
2. Why does the disciple decide to stay in the Kingdom of Fools ? Is it a good idea ?
Answer :
Everything in the city costs just one duddu. So, the disciple decided to remain there and enjoy the cheap food. Of course, it was not a good idea as the city was ruled by fools and what would happen next was totally unpredictable.
3. Name all the people who are tried in the king's court, and give the reasons for their trial.
Answer :
The owner of the house, the bricklayer, the dancing girl, and the goldsmith were called to the royal court. They were all summoned because of the poor thief’s death. The merchant was tried for building a weak wall. The bricklayer was tried for doing his work carelessly. The dancing girl was tried for disturbing the bricklayer. The goldsmith was blamed for making the dancing girl walk up and down to his house a dozen times.
4. Who is the real culprit according to the king ? Why does he escape punishment ?
Answer :
The merchant blamed his father for making this house and wall too weak. But according to the fool king, the man had inherited all the things he had inherited his sins also. So he was found guilty of killing the man.
5. What are the Guru's words of wisdom ? When does the disciple remember them ?
Answer :
The guru was full of wisdom and could see past, present, and future. He came to know that his student needed him and in no time he got there to help him. The disciple remembered his guru’s words. It was because of the guru’s words that they both saved their life.
6. How does the guru manage to save his disciple's life ?
Answer :
Guru arrived on time to save and created a drama to save the student from the execution. He told the king that whosoever would die first would become the king in the next life of this beautiful city. The second to die would become the minister. So the king along with his ministers decided to postpone the execution. The next day both the king and minister took their place and the guru and his disciple managed to escape.