The Benevolent King
By JOE SIXPACK A general of the king’s army wanted to rule the whole land himself, so he rose up against the king with a large number of soldiers. The battle lasted a long time, but the rebel general was finally routed and fled with his family into another country. The general was very unhappy in exile, trying to live with the shame he’d brought on himself and his family. Dressed like the beggar he’d become, he went back to the palace and entered the hall where the king held audience. He walked to the royal throne holding the king’s own two-year-old child in his arms. The rebel general approached the throne, knelt before the king and said, “Your Majesty,…Continue Reading