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Japanese Emperor had collected twenty valuable
the finest in his kingdom. One day a very old
accidentally broke one of the vases. Angered by
the Emperor condemned him to death. Before the
was carried out, the man asked to speak to the
acror. His wish was granted and he came walking
painfully with the help of a stick.
"Your Majesty," he said, "I know the secret of
repairing the broken vase."
The Emperor welcomed him to do so. Then the
old man raised his stick and before anyone could stop
him, he broke the nineteen remaining vases.
"What have you done?" cried the Emperor in horror.
"I have done my duty," the old man replied quietly.
"Each of these vases would have taken the life of one
of your subjects. Now you take only one life, and that
Is my life. I have saved nineteen other lives."
The Emperor realized the wisdom of the old man's
statements and his courage. He forgave and pardoned
the servant.
Questions:
1) What had the old man done by breaking the nineteen
other vases ?
12) Why did the Emperor condemn the old servant to
death?
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Answer:1)The old man had saved the lives of nineteen other subjects by breaking the nineteen vases.
2)The Emperor condemned the old servant to death because he had broken one of the valuable vases of the Emperor accidentally which angered the emperor.
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