THE ISLAND :- A wise Man

There was a country long time ago where the people would change a king every year. The person who would become the king had to agree to a contract that he would be sent to an island after one year of his being a king.

          Once king had a finished his term and it was time for him to go to the island and live there. The people dressed him up in expensive clothes and put him on an elephant and took him around the cities to say good bye to all the people. This was a movement of sadness for all kings who ruled for one year. After  bidding farewell, the people took the king to a remote island  in a boat and left him there. On their  way back,they discovered a ship that had sunk just recently. They saw a young man who had survived  by holding on to a floating piece of wood. As they needed a new king they picked up the young man and took him to be a king for a year. First he refused but later he agreed to be the king. People told him about all the rules and regulations and that how he would be sent to an island after  one year.
 
              After three days of being a king he asked the minister if they could show him the island where all the other king were sent. They agreed and took him to the island. The island was covered with a thick jungle and sounds of vicious animals were heard coming out of it. The king went a little  bit further to check. Soon he discovered dead bodies of all the past king. He understood  that as soon as they were left on the island, the wild animals had come and killed them.

 
           The king went back to the country and collected 100  strong workers 👷 . He took them to clean  the 🏝 island and jungle, remove all the deadly animals  and cut down all excess trees. He would visit the island every month to see how the work was progressing. In the first month, all the animals were removed and many trees were cut down. In the second month, the the whole island was cleaned out. The king then told the workers to plant gardens in various  parts of the island. He also took with himself useful animals like chickens,ducks, birds,goats,cows,etc. In the third month ,he ordered the workers to build a big house 🏠 and docking stations for ships. Over the months,the island turned a beautiful place. The young king would wear simple clothes and spend very little from his earnings as a king. He sent all the earnings to the island for storage. When nine months passed like this, the called the minister and told him : " I know  that I have to go to island after one year,but  would like to go there right now." . But the minister didn't agree to his and said that he had to wait for another three months to complete year.
 
Three months passed and now it was a full year. The people dressed up the young king and put him on an elephant to take him around the country to say goodbye to others. However, this king  was Unusually happy to leave the kingdom. People asked him,  " All the other kings would cry at this moment. Why is that you are laughing?". He replied  , " Don't  you know what the wise people say? They say that when you come to this world as a baby, you are crying and every one else is smiling. Live such a life that when  you die, you will be smiling and everyone around you will be crying. I have lived that life. While all the other king were lost into the luxuries  of the kingdom. I always thought  about the future planned for it. I turned the deadly island into a beautiful abode for me where I can stay P E A C E F U L L Y. 

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