Question

Four unique
events from the story ‘Three Questions’.

Answer 1

• A king once thought that he would never fail if he knew three things. One, what the right time was to begin something. Two, which people he should take advice from. Three, how to decide what the most important thing to do was.
• He sent messengers throughout his kingdom. He promised to give a reward of a large sum to the person who answered his three questions.
• Many wise men tried their luck. They gave a number of answers. One said that the king should go by a timetable. Another said that the king should do whatever seemed him necessary at the moment. The third suggested that the king should consult wise men or magicians.
• Answering the second question, they gave top importance to his councilors, or to priests or to doctors or to soldiers.