Question

who is the real culprit according to the king ?why does the escape punishment?​

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Answer:

the real culprit according to the king was the merchant himself although merchants father was the one to be blamed, the person to be held punishable was the merchant as the merchants father was already dead and some one had to be punished for the crime

he escapes punishment because he was to thin to be executed on the stake