A long time ago in the amazing land of Africa there lived a man . The one thing which was famous about that man was... that he had never lied in his whole life.
People knew him as '' The man who never told a lie.''
This came into the knowledge of king and he ordered his men to get that man and bring him to the court.
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The man reached. The king asked him ,'' I have heard that you have
never told a lie '' ?''
"Yes my king , I have never lied. '' ,The man answered.
''Do you think you will never lie in the future too?"
''Yes my lord ,I will try my best to do that .'' , said the man respectfully.
''That is a very good quality of your's but you can't be so sure about not telling a lie every time in life, anyway you can go now .'' The king let him go.
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A few days later the king called the man again and said'' I am going to hunt , the queen is in the other palace and I want you to go to my second palace and tell the queen that after hunting I will meet her and we will enjoy the meal together so she should get ready for that.''
''As you wish your majesty'' , said the man and left the king's palace.
Now king said to the people around him '' I will not go for hunting and I will not go to meet the queen today and... ''The man who never told lie will be proved wrong '' , he laughed aloud .
On the other hand the man reached the queen's palace and went to her and said ...
''O Queen there is a possibility that the king will visit you after the hunt and he might have lunch with you. "
"Tell me clearly will he come or not?" , asked the queen.
''Well, he is the king , he is the master of his own, may be he will come , may be he will not.'' The wise man answered.
Next day the king went to his queen and said that the man lied to her and has been proved false. But the queen told him that the man was very intelligent, he didn't lie to her, he was still
'' The man who never told a lie.''
African Folktale Retold by - Aunt Mary
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