A live performance features a queen and her whimsical price maker, blending laughter with lessons on fairness. The price master crafts ridiculous valuations, creating a humorous atmosphere as greed takes the stage. Clever disguises and surprising twists unfold when two gentlemen attempt to trick the queen over a cup of rice. As the tale concludes, themes of deception are unmasked, leading to valuable insights about worth. Listeners even share their favorite stories, fostering a community of shared adventures.
The story illustrates the destructive consequences of prioritizing greed over fairness in economic practices within a trading system.
Through clever tactics, the former price maker exposes the price master's dishonesty, prompting a return to equitable trade principles.
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The Royal Price Maker's Honest Practices
The story begins with a queen who employs a price maker tasked with setting fair prices for her purchases. This price maker is known for his honesty, often advising the queen to pay more than she desires when buying and charging less when selling. However, the queen's greed ultimately leads her to dismiss the price maker in favor of a new 'price master,' who becomes focused on maximizing profits at the expense of fairness. This shift initiates a series of unsustainable pricing practices that create issues in the kingdom's trading.
The Price Master's Exploitation
Under the new price master, the queen agrees to buy a large team of horses for a mere cup of rice, despite the dealer's insistence that they are worth significantly more. The price master prioritizes the queen's profits, leading to a profound imbalance in the trade dynamics. This results in the horse dealer leaving the palace disheartened, having been duped into a deal that severely undervalues his horses. The situation highlights the negative consequences of prioritizing greed over fairness and the impact it has on both buyers and sellers.
A Clever Plan for Justice
The former price maker learns of the horse dealer's misfortune and devises a plan to expose the price master's dishonesty. Disguised as wealthy gentlemen, he and the dealer gain access to the palace where they cleverly propose to buy a cup of rice, testing the price master’s valuation skills. When the price master inflates the price to a chest of gold, the former price maker reveals the ruse, demonstrating the absurdities created by the price master's greed. This ultimately leads the queen to realize the error of her ways and restore fairness to her kingdom's trade practices.
Recorded live at Tanglewood with members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a star-studded cast, this Indian tale shows what happens when the price is right... and the price is wrong!
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