The King, the Monkey and the Pea

According to legend, a mighty Indian King gathered his troops and went to conquer a small country. On his way he saw a silly monkey toss away a handful of peas just to recover a single dropped pea; realising he had been about to run the same risk, he returned home determined not to lose so much for so little.

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