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The great King McDonald ruled over all of the western hemisphere of the area of land named the Chain. In this great kingdom, there were other three other kings, King Freddy, who ruled the northern hemisphere, King Wendy, who ruled the eastern hemisphere, and finally King Whatta, who ruled the southern hemisphere. Once a year, all the kings would get together and talk about economics, war, and politics. One day, King McDonald told the other kings that his three most valuable possessions had disappeared, his Burger Sapphire, his Fry Ruby, and his beloved Milkshake Gauntlet. These were three of the most valuable items in all of the Chain. The other kings were not surprised that they had gone missing, as King McDonald was known for being out late partying and drinking with the clowns of his kingdom. Each of the kings offered their condolences and went back to their homelands.  When King McDonald returned home, a local hobbit came forward and told the king that he ...

The Snake's Poison: Who is to blame for the Brahmans death? A Brahman in the city of Benares suddenly woke up one morning and his beautiful wife was gone. He spent days mourning and looking in his city but could not find her. He went to a distant city and when he got there, he was so run down from the journey and the immense heat of the summer that he was nearly falling. A local Brahman and his wife pulled him into their home and gave him some food. Once he got the food, he set it under a tree and quickly bathed in the river. While bathing, a hawk landed in the tree above the man's food, and in the hawks claws hung a dead snake. This snake began to leak poison into mans food. The man ate the food, and then died. The King and the goblin discussed it, and the King said the Dead man himself is to blame. The Girl and the Thief: Did he weep or laugh? This story involves a king, a Father, a daughter and a city thief. One day, the king sent out his guards to watch over the city...

Intro: setting: River bank of the Godavari river, the Abiding Kingdom the king had a tradition of waking up, receiving a fruit form his monk, and giving it to someone he was close with. But one day, he gave the piece of fruit to an escaped monkey, and when the monkey opened the fruit a magnificent gem came out. The monk had been giving the king very expensive "fruit" but finally the king said enough of it, and asked how he could repay the monk. the monk had him travel south and recover a hanging body. as he cut the body down, it erupted with laughter, which meant that a goblin had been living inside it. The king grabbed the dead body with the goblin inside and threw it over his shoulder as he traveled back home. The goblin said, "O King, to amuse the journey, I will tell you a story. Listen." The Sissoo Tree credit:  flickr The Three Lovers: The goblin's first story is as follows: "There was a beautiful girl born to a brahman, and her name was Coral....