Of course the merchant was very upset, but he could do nothing at the moment. Later he heard about the former price maker, who had a reputation for being very fair and honest. So he approached him and told him what had happened. He wanted to hear his opinion, in order toget a proper price from the king. The former price maker said, If you do as I say, the king will be convinced of the tree value of the horses. Go back to the price maker and satisfy him with a valuable gift. Ask him to tell the value of one cup of rice, in the presence of the king. If he agrees, come and tell me. I will go with you to the king.
Following this advice, the merchant went to the pricemaker and gave him a valuable gift. The gift made him very happy, so that he saw the value of pleasing the horse dealer. Then the merchant said to him, I was very happy with your previous evaluation. Can you please convince the king of the value of one cup of rice? The foolish price maker said, Why not? I will explain the worth of one cup of rice, even in the presence of the king.
So the price maker thought the horse dealer was satisfied with his cup of rice. He arranged for another meeting with the king, as the merchant was departing forhis own country. The merchant reported back to the oldprice maker, and they went together to see the king.
All the kings ministers and his full court were in theroyal meeting hall. The horse merchant said to the king,My lord, I understand that in this your country, my wholeherd of 500 horses is worth one cup of rice. Before I leave for home, I want to know the value of one cup of rice in your country. The king turned to his loyal price maker and said, What is the value of one cup of rice?
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