Question

Name all the people who are tried in the king’s court, and give the reasons for their trial.

Answer 1

The following people were tried in the king’s court:
The merchant whose house was burgled: Because his house’s wall was weak and it fell upon the burglar and killed him.
The bricklayer who built the wall: He built a wall which was weak and collapsed killing the burglar.
The dancing girl: Because she distracted the bricklayer with her jingling anklets by walking up and down the road where the bricklayer was laying the wall.
The goldsmith: Because he didn’t complete the dancing girl’s order on time and so she had to go to the goldsmith a dozen times.
The merchant whose house was burgled (second time): because his father persuaded the goldsmith to finish his order first thereby delaying the dancing girl’s order. Since the merchant’s father died, the merchant had to be executed in his father’s place.
The disciple: Because the merchant was too thin to be executed by the newly made stake a fat man was required to fit the stake. The disciple was very fat, hence he was caught