The Story of Wisdom

A king whose wisdom was so great that the whole land depended upon his judgments. He no sooner caught sight of it than he became unable to resist a desire to taste it. And so he cut a little piece off and put it in his mouth. Scarcely had it touched his tongue than he heard outside his window, strange prings and soft voices. Then noticed two sparrows who were talking together and telling each other all that they had seen in the woods and fields. The little piece of snake which he had so enjoyed, had given him the power to understand the language of animals.

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