There was a baker who sold bread for five rupees. He wanted to increase the price of the bread, but no one could raise the price without the king’s permission. So he went to the king and said, “Your Majesty, I want to sell the bread for ten rupees.”
The king replied, “Make it thirty rupees.” The baker said, “Your Majesty, this will cause an uproar.”
The king said, “Don’t worry about that.”
What’s the point of being a king if you don’t listen to me? Think of your profit and sell the bread for thirty rupees.
The next day, he increased the price of the bread to thirty rupees. The city was in chaos. People went to the king and complained that the baker was being unjust by selling bread for thirty rupees.
The king ordered his soldiers to bring the baker to his court. As soon as he appeared, the king angrily said, “How did you raise the price without asking me?”
“These are my subjects. Do you want to starve them? The king ordered the baker to sell the bread for half the price from the next day, or else his head would be cut off.”
Hearing the king’s order, the people shouted loudly, “Long live the king!” Next day From bread was sold for fifteen rupees instead of thirty.
The people were happy, the baker was happy, and the king was also happy.
Now, think and tell, which country’s people were they?
