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name all the people who are tried in the king's court and give the reason for their trial

In the story “In the Kingdom of Fools” (Class 9 English Supplementary), four main people are tried in the king’s court, all linked to the death of the thief who was crushed when a wall collapsed at the merchant’s house.

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Below is a clear list of everyone who is brought before the king, and why they are blamed.

People tried in the king’s court

  1. Merchant (owner of the house)
    • He is tried first because the wall of his house collapsed and killed the thief, so the king’s court initially holds him responsible for building a weak and unsafe wall.
  1. Bricklayer (the mason who built the wall)
    • The merchant shifts the blame to the bricklayer, saying the wall was badly constructed.
    • The bricklayer is tried because his careless workmanship supposedly led to the weak wall that fell and caused the thief’s death.
  1. Dancing girl
    • The bricklayer says he was distracted while building the wall because the dancing girl kept walking up and down the street in front of him.
    • She is tried on the charge that her presence and movement disturbed the bricklayer’s concentration, making him build a poor wall.
  1. Goldsmith
    • The dancing girl then blames the goldsmith. She says she had to repeatedly go to his shop because he delayed her jewellery and kept calling her back many times.
    • The goldsmith is tried because his delays forced the dancing girl to walk up and down the street, which, in the chain of blame, is said to have distracted the bricklayer, resulting in the weak wall that killed the thief.

HTML table version (as requested)

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<table>
  <thead>
    <tr>
      <th>Person tried</th>
      <th>Role</th>
      <th>Reason for trial</th>
    </tr>
  </thead>
  <tbody>
    <tr>
      <td>Merchant (house owner)</td>
      <td>Owner of the house where the wall collapsed</td>
      <td>Accused of building/owning a house with a weak wall that fell and killed the thief.[web:5][web:6][web:7]</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Bricklayer</td>
      <td>Workman who built the wall</td>
      <td>Accused of careless construction, making the wall weak so it collapsed on the thief.[web:5][web:6][web:7]</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Dancing girl</td>
      <td>Passer-by on the street</td>
      <td>Accused of distracting the bricklayer by walking up and down, causing him to build the wall badly.[web:5][web:6][web:7]</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Goldsmith</td>
      <td>Craftsman delaying her jewellery</td>
      <td>Accused of making the dancing girl walk repeatedly to his shop, which in turn distracted the bricklayer and led to the weak wall.[web:5][web:6][web:7]</td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
</table>

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