THE OLD MAN AND THE ARROGANT KING

 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`