Question

why did the king take the spade from the old hermits and hand and start digging​

Answer 1

Answer:because the hermit was very old and was struggling for his work.The king also want the answer to his questions, so he took the spade for the hermits hand and started digging the field.

Answer 2

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The king helped the hermit by digging the earth. The king after getting no answer from the hermit king decided to go away but he overstayed in hermit's house and the bearded man would have killed the king if he went away. For this digging of beds for the hermit saved the king's life.