Question

Accordingto the king who is real culprit?Is he punished for the sin ?

Answer 1

According to the king the real culprit us the rich merchant.No he was not punished for the sin because the rich merchant was deid and his son has to punished for his mistake.So the rich merchant's son was too thin to hang him so king ordered to find a fat person in the village and hange him.
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Answer 2

Explanation:

according to the king the real culprit is the rich merchant , the owner of the house . he escape punishment because he is too thin to be executed on the stake

no he was not punished