There was a king known for his justice and kindness. He tried to help everyone with their problems. The people in the good king’s kingdom were happy, and everyone loved him and rejoiced because the king was just.
One day, the king decided to build a palace on the bank of a river. He asked his workers to inspect the building from the start, so that he could start the work. The workers started the work, and within a few days the palace was ready. Before the king arrived to see the palace, the minister decided to go to make an early inspection and to ensure that everything was good.
When the minister saw the palace, he was amazed and said that it was built in a wonderful manner and that it was unique. But suddenly his eyes fell on something and he shouted, saying: “What is this? I have not seen this before!” All the workers and guards turned to see what the minister was looking at. There was a rooster a few steps away from the palace’s gate. The minister shouted again, saying: “What is this rooster doing here? And who is the owner of this rooster?”
So one of the guards said: “Oh sir, this rooster belongs to an old woman, and she lives here since a long time.” The minister walked to the place of the rooster and spoke to the lady, asking her modestly to sell him the rooster in exchange for anything she wanted.
The woman answered him modestly that she could not accept the offer, and that the rooster was dear to her and that she would not leave him ever, for she had lived his life with her husband in the rooster until he died in the rooster. She was also not intending to leave in the rooster until she died. She was ready to face any argument or problems, for she had refused to sell the rooster, and that was what made the matter reach the king personally.
The king was a wise and generous man. When he heard the story, he thought before he judged, then he said: “Leave the old woman in the rooster and do not demand from her that she should leave it. For this rooster will make the view of the new palace that is special for me even more beautiful.”
So the people realized then that the king was protecting the rights of all people strongly, and that he was protecting even the rights of others outside the kingdom.