The King and the Sage

Marjory Scott Wardrop was an English scholar, translated and published Georgian Folk Tales, The Hermit by Ilia Chavchavadze, The Life of St. Nino and The Knight in the Panther's Skin by Shota Rustaveli. 

 “The King and the Sage” is a Georgian fairytale about one merry shah named Ali, who is beloved by his subjects, and he too loves them with all his heart. Ali is skilled in the famous literature of Arabia, and is thought to be a learned man. One day the servants of the shah make known to the people, that Ali has promised three hundred pieces of gold to him who should ask his majesty such a question that the answer must inevitably be: that is impossible. But Ali awaits the meeting with the sage, who will outwit him.

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