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The Wise King

Once there was a king.

No ordinary King, mind you. This was a wise King!!! (With high IQ & EQ, you know!!!)

How was he wise? Well, this king ruled just. He loved his people and cared for them. King ensured everybody in his kingdom was safe, earned their living and enjoyed being there.

His throne was asylum to anyone and everyone in need. (Kind of 24 hours customer service!!!)

He was loved by his people.

A witch was highly envious of our King. (There always is!!!)

So, she devised a terrible but brilliant plan.

In King's kingdom there was a well. It was the only source of water for King's capital. (Lack of backup and contingency plan!!!)

The witch poisoned the well. (Oh, ****!!!)

Some of the residents drank the water and they went crazy. Now, crazy people did what crazy people do. (Now, don't ask details please!!!)

They also attracted attention from everybody. Out King banned anyone from drinking the water from well and he made alternate arrangements. (Disaster management!!!)

But crazy people believed they were the sane ones and they put all their might in convincing everyone so. (How many times have you seen this!!!)

Now, our sane ones started losing their sanity. Some due to peer pressure, some due to curiosity, some due to fear and some due to conviction of crazy guys.

In not so long time, all except the King drank from the poisoned well. (Oh, ****!!! - you might use different & harsher adjective this time)

Our wise King kept trying to heal his people and kept telling them to stop drinking from the poisoned well.

But he was not heeded. On the contrary, crazy people got annoyed and started thinking that the King has lost his marbles. They believed that the King had gone mad.

All crazy people started to conspire against the King. They wanted to get rid of him.

King was devastated for his own people were scandalizing against him.

Finally our wise King decided what he had to do.

One night he went to the well and drank from it.

Next day, all the people rejoiced. They started dancing and partying.

THIER KING HAD REGAINED HIS REASON!!!

(Official Disclaimer: Above story is a work of fiction and is not intended to be linked with any institute or organization. Similarities found with any living or dead is pure coincidence.)
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