THE OLD MAN AND THE ARROGANT KING
Once upon a time in the land of MAPYA there lived a proud Young king who never heed advice from whoever.The king believed he was above everything and everybody and anybody who went contrary to what he thought was right was immediately executed.His advisers were young men who mis -advised him and were always showering him with praises to sooth the Kings Ego.The king had taken over from his father who was a hardworking and humble man who was liked by the citizens of UMOJA kingdom..Did i just say Umoja?..Yes that was the name of the kingdom before the new king decided that he did not anything to do with his late father and said that all old men were old fashioned and that they had nothing to offer to the kingdom.
After deep consultations with his peers he decided that all old men should be Executed and got rid of from the Kingdom.
Word from the king was law so all old men in the kingdom were slaughtered except for one old man who was hidden by his son.
After the execution there was jubilation and celebration in the kingdom and animals were slaughtered and there was merry in the kingdom,people ate and drunk and the King was happy that he had finally gotten rid of the old men who he said kept interfering with his reign and way of ruling.
As a sign of heroism a wet animal skin was worn by the king and everybody praised the king for the deed as anyone who seemed to be against the king would be seen as a traitor and executed.,
Days,months passed and the king continued to rule.The king never removed the animal skin and as time went by the sin began to dry and cover the king,the king called his peers to remove the skin but they could not no matter there effort.They used knives,machetes,axes but this only hurt the king who was now pressed hard by the drying skin.
Un able to help the king the young men now left the King to die as they had nothing they could do to save him.When the old man heard about the situation he pondered for a while and said he had a solution to the problem if only the king could let him live peacefully.When the king heard about this he accepted the offer and the old man was brought to the palace,he examined the king and summoned the King`s servants to bring as much water as possible and pour it on the king.At first the kings peers thought this was a ridicule to the king but the old man insisted that they do as commanded.
After sometime the skin became wet and fell of the king ,to everybody's amusement.The king apologized to the old man and made him his chief adviser and the kingdom prospered and the story of the old man is still told to new generations today.
MORAL OF THE STORY OLD IS GOLD AND YOU MUST RESPECT YOUR ELDERS SO THAT YOU MAY LIVE LONG ON THIS EARTH`
