Long ago, people lived happily under shoes for himself and requested all his
the rule of a king. The people of the kingdom countrymen also to wear shoes.
were very happy as they led a very
prosperous life with an abundance of wealth
and no misfortunes. 1. What is the most suitable title for the story
Once, the king decided to go visiting above?
places of historical importance and pilgrim
centers at distant places. He decided to travel 2. How did the people feel about The King?
by foot to interact with his people. People of
distant places very happy to have a 3. How did The King do the trip?
conversation with their king. They were
proud that their king had a kind heart. 4. When did The King return to the palace?
After several weeks of travel, the king
returned to the palace. He was quite happy 5. Why did The King feel regret?
that he had visited many pilgrim centers and
witnessed his people leading a prosperous 6. What did he complain to the minister?
life. However, he has one regret.
He had intolerable pain in his feet as 7. What did The King order to his servant at
it was his first trip by foot covering a long first?
distance.
He complained to his ministers that the roads 8. What was the minister's suggestion?
weren’t comfortable and that they were very
stony. 9. What is the synonym of the word
He can not tolerate the pain. He said "prosperous" in paragraph 1?
that he was very much worried about the
people who had to walk along those roads as 10. What lesson can you learn from the story?
it would be painful for them too!
Considering all this, he ordered his
servants to cover the roads in the whole
country with leather so that the people of his
kingdom can walk comfortably.
The king’s ministers stunned to hear
his order as it would mean that thousands of
cows would have to be slaughtered in order
to get sufficient quantity of leather. And it
would cost a huge amount of money also.
Finally, a wise man from the ministry
came to the king and says that he had another
idea. The king asked what the alternative
was. The minister said, “Instead of covering
the roads with leather, why don’t you just
have a piece of leather cut in appropriate
shape to cover your feet?”
The king was very much surprised by
his suggestion and applause the wisdom of
the minister. He ordered a pair of leather
