In the story “In the Kingdom of Fools” (Class 9, Moments), the guru saves his disciple’s life through clever trickery and psychology.

How the Guru Saves His Disciple’s Life

Quick Scoop

  • The disciple is wrongly chosen for execution on a new stake.
  • The guru rushes back to the kingdom when he senses his disciple is in danger.
  • He pretends that dying on this stake is a great blessing: the first to die will be reborn as king, the second as minister.
  • The greedy king and his minister decide to die in their place to get this “reward”.
  • The guru and disciple are freed, and the foolish king and minister are executed instead.

Step-by-step: What Exactly Happens

  1. Disciple in danger
    • The disciple, living in the kingdom of fools, is sentenced to death for a crime he never really committed; he is chosen because he fits the stake.
 * He prays to his guru in his heart, asking to be saved.
  1. Guru’s dramatic entry
    • The guru, through his wisdom and spiritual insight, realizes his disciple is in trouble and comes to the kingdom immediately.
 * He quietly talks to the disciple and quickly plans a way to outsmart the king.
  1. The strange behavior trick
    • In front of everyone, the guru and disciple start arguing and fighting to be executed first , as if death on this stake is something extremely lucky.
 * This shocks and confuses the king, because most people beg to be saved, not to die.
  1. The big lie (but clever strategy)
    • When the king asks why they are so eager, the guru says the stake is no ordinary stake.
 * He tells the king:
   * Whoever dies **first** on this new stake will be reborn as the **king** of this kingdom.

   * Whoever dies **second** will be reborn as the **minister**.
  1. Greed of the king and minister
    • The foolish king believes this story because he is greedy for power, even in the next life.
 * He secretly orders the executioners to **kill him and his minister instead** that night, taking the places of the guru and disciple.
  1. Final twist
    • At night, in the darkness, the executioners follow the king’s orders and execute the king and minister on the stake, thinking they are killing the guru and the disciple.
 * By morning, the guru and disciple are safe, and the kingdom has lost its foolish rulers.

So, the guru manages to save his disciple’s life by fooling the foolish king with a clever story about rebirth and the “holy” stake , turning the king’s greed against him.

Key Idea in One Line

The guru saves his disciple not by force, but by wisdom, quick thinking, and understanding human greed , tricking the king into sacrificing himself instead.

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