The King and the Poor Man

1. The King and the Poor Man Kamishibai Presentation by 3B

2. Once upon a time a poor man and his wife lived in the woods. One day the wife said to the man:"I heard that our king is very kind and he helps the poor. Go to his castle and ask him money. We can build a new cottage with that money.”

3. The man went to see the king. The king said: “If you come here on three different days and each time tell us a story nobody has ever heard, I will give you money and you can build a new cottage. ”

4. The man went home and thought about what the king had said.

5. The next day he came back to see the king and his royal court and said: "There were seven sons at my father's house.

6. They built a big house, which stood on seven pillars and was seven kilometers long. Have you ever heard of that?”"No, we haven't," everyone said.

7. The next day the man came again. He said: "At my home we had seven horses and every summer each of the seven horses had seven foals. Have you ever heard of that?"

8. “No, we haven't,” everyone said. The man went home. But the king got angry and said: “Tomorrow you must tell that you have heard the man's story. No matter what he says!”

9. The next morning the poor man came back. He said: “25 years ago this king's father borrowed 100 golden coins from my father. Have you ever heard of that?" "Yes, we have! Yes, we have! We have heard it many times!" everyone said."So surely you’llpay me back now!" the poor man said to the king. The king gave him 100 golden coins and he said: "Thank you for the money!"

10. The End