Once upon a time, a city called Diyats was situated on the banks of a river. The king was very foolish and eccentric. One evening, the king was strolling along the riverbank with his minister. He asked the minister, "Minister, tell me, in which direction and where does this river flow?"
"Your Majesty, it flows eastward and flows through the countries to the east, merging with the sea." The minister replied. Hearing this, the king said, "This river is ours, and its water is also ours. Do the countries to the east use its water?"
"Yes, Your Majesty, since the river flows that way, they must be doing so," the minister replied. The king said, "Go build a wall across the river and block all the water. We don't want the countries to the east to be given water."
"But, Your Majesty, this will only harm us," the minister replied. "Harm! What harm? We're the ones suffering the losses, the eastern countries are taking our water for free. And you say we'll be the ones suffering the losses? "Follow my orders as quickly as possible," the king said angrily.
The minister immediately summoned the artisans and began work on building a wall across the river. Within a few days, the wall was completed. The king was overjoyed. But due to his foolishness, the river water began to enter the city's homes. People came to the minister with their problems. The minister assured them that he would fix everything.
The minister devised a plan. There was a bell ringer in the palace. He would ring the bell every hour to keep everyone informed of the time. The minister ordered him to ring the bell twice as often that night. The man did so; when it struck three in the morning, he rang the bell six times, which meant it was already six in the morning.
As soon as the bell rang, everyone woke up. The king also got up and came outside. The minister was present there. The king asked the minister, "Minister, isn't it morning yet? And why hasn't the sun risen yet?" The minister replied, "Your Majesty, it's morning, but the sun hasn't risen yet. The sun rises in the east. Perhaps the eastern countries have blocked the sun because we stopped their water, so the sun will never rise in our kingdom again."
The king became very worried and said, "Will the sun never rise in our country again? How will we all live in darkness? Tell me a solution, Minister?"
"Your Majesty, if you release the river's water, perhaps they will release the sun too," the minister replied.
The king immediately ordered the minister to demolish the wall built on the river. The minister obeyed the king's command and ordered the workers to break the wall. The workers broke the wall. And as soon as the wall broke, it was indeed sunrise, and the radiant sun was spreading its glow all around!
The king was overjoyed to see the sun rise and rewarded the minister, saying, "Thanks to you, we have been able to see the sun again today." Now there will never be darkness in our kingdom.”
The minister replied with an innocent expression, “Your Majesty, it was my duty.”
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