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Walking the Tightrope |
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"Burma was once ruled by King Anawhrata, popular among his people. He wanted to do something for them. He decided to build a temple where they could offer their prayers peacefully. The king ordered his architects to build the tallest and most beautiful temple in the land. People from all over the kingdom gathered for its inauguration. King Anawhrata was awed by the ornate pagoda that reached the skies. When he tried to look at its pinnacle, he heard the loud noise of his crown falling to the ground. Embarrassed, King Anawhrata returned to the palace. He feared that he would be mocked, and worried that if people lost their hats when they looked up, they might never truly appreciate the grandeur of the temple.
The king was distracted for the next few weeks, carrying out his duties with little enthusiasm. His people grew concerned. One day, a fisherman"s son requested an audience with the king. The boy said, ""Your Majesty, you should build a pool around the temple."" King Anawhrata thought about it briefly, nodded and dismissed the boy. He tasked his architects with building a pool around the temple. The work was done in just two days, and the palace sent out invitations for a second unveiling of the temple. King Anawhrata greeted his people at the gates of the temple. Looking down at the pool of water, he saw a perfect reflection of the beautiful pagoda. When he looked up, he did not look at the temple. Instead, he met the gaze of his subjects whose smiles reflected his own.
(Grandeur does not always lie in looking up, and gazing at the tallest structures. Looking below not only indicates our humility but also reminds that good ideas can come from anyone, even a fishermen"s son! The act of balancing the desire to look up and down is like a tight rope walking, but finally does the looking down win! Do you have an example oflearning from the wisdom of a common person, send us and we might publish your story on the cover, if it is intriguing enough! Eds.)
(source: https://talesfromthecrop.blogspot.com/2019/04/ adapted from ""The King"s Crown"", Mumbai: Pratham Books, url:https:/ /storyweaver.org.in/stories/ 41029-the-king-s-crown)
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Honey Bee, 34(1), 2023 |
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