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2-2 Story
of the Fisherman
The
Greek King and the Physician Doobaan
Fisherman
said - "There lived a King in Zoomaan, in Persia. The King suffered
from leprosy disease and no physician could cure him. Then one day a
special physician came to his court. The courtiers told him about the
King's illness. He said - "Sir, I know that no physician has been
able to cure you but if you follow my instruction, I can cure you."
The King said - "If you will cure me, I will make you and your
descendents rich forever."
The
physician made a polo club, gave it to the King and asked him to follow.
He took him to a certain place and asked him to play. He said - "You
hold this club and hit the ball till your body feels the heat. When you
feel the heat, it means that the remedy which is in its handle has
penetrated in your body. Go home, take bath and sleep. Next day you will
be all right. The King started playing the ball with his courtiers. When
he felt heat in his body, he stopped playing, went home, took bath and
slept. Next day when he rose, to his astonishment, he found himself
completely cured. He was so happy to see that. The physician Doobaan
entered the court. Seeing him, the King called him, made him sit by his
side and gave him 2,000 gold coins. Next day also he did some favors to
him.
Now
there was a Vazeer of the King who was very greedy. He did not like all
this, so he thought to put an end to all this. He talked to the King in
private - "Sir, You do not know that this man is not a physician, but
a traitor who has come to assassinate you." The king said - "He
doesn't seem so. I am sure he is the most faithful to me because if he
wanted to take my life why should he cure me? Don't talk to me against
him. I remember what a Vazeer of said to King Sindbaad, his master, to
prevent him from putting the Prince, his son, to death.:
The
Vazeer got curious to know what the Vazeer said to the King Sindbaad. The
King said to his Vazeer - "The Vazeer told him that one ought not to
believe everything a mother-in-law says, and told him this story."
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