Final answer:
The speaker of these words is Gil-Dong who tried to trick the king of the Persians into giving him a large sum of money for rugs. The rugs were used as a prop in his plan, and he was trying to deceive the people being spoken to. The lesson from this story is that greed can lead to dishonesty and deceit.
Step-by-step explanation:
a) The speaker of these words is Gil-Dong and he said it to the king of the Persians.
b) The speaker said these words because he wanted to trick the king into giving him a hundred gold pieces for each rug.
c) The rugs were special because they were used as a prop in Gil-Dong's plan to deceive the king.
d) Yes, the speaker was trying to play a trick on the people being spoken to. He pretended that the rugs were valuable in order to receive a large sum of money.
e) The lesson from this story is that greed can lead to dishonesty and deceit.