A thief was caught stealing in the palace. The king decided to sentence him to death. The thief was very clever, he said that before killing me, listen to me once, King Salamat, I know a skill that can turn clay into gold, if I die, this skill will disappear.
The king got greedy and gave him a chance. The thief picked up a lump of clay and said that the condition for turning it into gold is that it must be touched by a man who has never lied in his life and has never stolen.
First came the minister’s turn, he backed down because he had lied once in his childhood. Then came the king’s turn, he also hesitated.
The thief smiled and said that it is strange, we are all sinners, if I stole, I will be hanged, and all of you who are in high positions are not pure either, so why is it only me who is being punished?
The king was so impressed by his words that he released him
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