Answer the questions:
- What did the king say to all people?
“I will give half of my kingdom to the man who can tell a lie that I can agree that is a lie.”
- Who came first?
shepherd
- What did he say?
My father has got a pipe. The pipe is very long and he can stir the stars with it
- What was the king’s answer?
That’s possible,” answered the King. “My grandfather had a pipe. He used to put one end of it in his mouth and stretch (ձգել) the other up to the sun to light it.
- Who came second?
A tailor came
- What did he say?
“I am sorry, O King, to have come so late. Wind, storm and lightning did not let me come early”. I was patching up the crack of the sky.
- What was the king’s reply?
“Oh, “I believe it is true” said the King, “but you haven’t patched it very well, for it rained a little again this morning.
- Who came after the tailor?
A villager
- What did he tell the king?
You owe me a bag of gold. I have come for it.”
- What did the king answer?
“A bag of gold!” exclaimed the King astonished. “That s a lie. I do not owe you anything.”