Right-Hand Man|وزیردست راست

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“185th story”

First published: April.01.2021

Once upon a time,

The king of a territory heard that two of his three ministers are careless, lazy, and cheaters. The king wanted to find out which one of his ministers is loyal, to keep for the king’s right-hand man and dismiss the other two.

The king called all his three ministers and gave them three big empty bags, and said:

“Tomorrow you will go to my gardens and fill up your bags with excellent fresh fruits for me, without getting any help from others.”

The next day, three ministers went to the gardens separately.

The first minister filled up the bag with the best and fresh fruits from the garden.

The second minister thought to himself, the king would never eat fruits from this bag and picked fruits carelessly, some raw, some wasted ones from the ground; and filled the sack.

The third minister filled up his bag with weeds, twigs, and dirt and knew that the king would never even open the bag.

After their sacks were full they went to see the King.

The king asked his soldiers to put each minister in jail separately for two weeks.

And said: “The only thing they can have with them for those two weeks will be their bags. My right-hand man will survive the two weeks with whatever is in his bag.”

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86 comments ›

  2. Chetam
    April 1, 2021 • 8:07 am

    Imagine a world where we all did things to/for others as if we were doing it to/for ourselves.

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  3. Chetam
    April 1, 2021 • 8:11 am

    A beautiful story. Imagine a world where we all did things to/for others as if we were doing it to/for ourselves…

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  4. equipsblog
    April 1, 2021 • 8:59 am

    Clever king. Talk about the punishment fitting the crime…..

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  6. hassanmosleh
    April 1, 2021 • 9:32 am

    The king took a good revenge from his two bad ministers, thank you always for posting beautiful stories.

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  7. Chen Song Ping
    April 1, 2021 • 9:51 am

    Three ministers reap what they sow. 👍🙏🙏🙏

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  8. Trishikh
    April 1, 2021 • 9:52 am

    Brilliant and amazing. Your stories have such a strong moral message. This one is too good.

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  9. bigskybuckeye
    April 1, 2021 • 10:45 am

    Laleh, this storyline took me to a surprising finish. I am a mouse in corner of each cell of the two foolish men, and witnessing their emotionless expression upon seeing their respective bags . . . again!

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  10. freiedenkerin
    April 1, 2021 • 11:31 am

    Oh, what a clever fellow this king has been! 🙂
    Stay safe!

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  11. utahan15
    April 1, 2021 • 1:06 pm

    they reaped what they sowed

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  13. Martina Ramsauer
    April 1, 2021 • 4:32 pm

    We get what we deserve! Many thanks for your alway thought-provoking stories!

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  14. anne leueen
    April 1, 2021 • 8:42 pm

    Ah! This is a nice twist to end the story. I love the justice in this story

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  16. Kanchan Balodi
    April 2, 2021 • 1:11 am

    Thank you for sharing these stories. I share them with my students and they simply love it ❤️

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  17. Orvillewrong
    April 2, 2021 • 2:23 am

    A harsh but righteous punishment!

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  18. Vivi
    April 2, 2021 • 7:12 pm

    That was amazing😃. Think before you act.

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  19. SGR (learningthursdays.com)
    April 3, 2021 • 2:32 pm

    nice story!

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  21. natuurfreak3
    April 5, 2021 • 5:18 pm

    Heel leuk verhaal en het was een hele verstandige koning

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  22. Dishita
    April 9, 2021 • 6:22 am

    Loved the story! Your stories are always morally thought provoking!
    Can’t thank you enough!

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  23. Warren Richards
    April 12, 2021 • 10:12 pm

    The moral? Everyday, becomes another heart test. Nice share!

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  24. fulvialuna1
    April 22, 2021 • 10:45 am

    La furbizia a volte non rende!

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  27. Ambica Gulati
    May 18, 2023 • 8:22 am

    That’s some tough lesson..loved the story.

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  28. Cindy Georgakas
    May 22, 2023 • 10:41 am

    Good message and lesson Dear Laleh💞

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