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THE
LIAR
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upon a time there lived a king. This king announced through his country:
"The one who tells such a lie that I say "It's a lie" will get the half of my realm." A shepherd came and said: "Long live the king! My father had such a bludgeon that he could reach to the sky and mix the stars with it". "Maybe", answered the king, "My grandfather had such a chiboukh that when he put the one end into his mouth, the other one lighted with the sun". The shepherd scratched his head and went away. A tailor came and said: |
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"Forgive
me, my king! I am a little late, I was to come yesterday. But it was
raining hard yesterday, the lightning broke out and the sky burst,
so I went to mend it". |
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"What
do you want?", asked the king.
"You owe me a sack of gold, so I've come to take it home."
"What?", exclaimed the king,
"I don't
owe you a sack of gold, it's a lie!"
"If it is
a lie, then give me the half of your realm."
"No, no!
you are right." The king changed his mind.
"If I am
right, then give me a sack of gold."
