Tale

 1 PbNote|       tale of the Measures of Rice illustrates the importance
 2 Sandy |     took jars of water and of rice, and firewood, so that the
 3 Sandy |     and firewood, so that the rice could be cooked. ~All night
 4 Sandy |    built fires and cooked the rice. Then they spread a great
 5 Sandy |  again built fires and cooked rice. After supper, they folded
 6 Sandy |   water. They cannot cook the rice unless they have water.
 7 Sandy |      a fire, and cooked their rice. Feeling better, they rested
 8 Rice  |           VIII~THE MEASURE OF RICE~AT one time a dishonest
 9 Rice  |       worth a mere measure of rice. So the king ordered the
10 Rice  |       be given the measure of rice, and the horses to be put
11 Rice  | horses are worth a measure of rice, but now tell what a measure
12 Rice  |    now tell what a measure of rice is worth! Can you value
13 Rice  |    and tell what a measure of rice is worth. I can value that
14 Rice  |     learned that a measure of rice is the value of my five
15 Rice  |       value of the measure of rice?"~The king, not knowing
16 Rice  |  horses worth?"~"A measure of rice, O King!" said he.~"Very
17 Rice  | horses are worth a measure of rice, what is the measure of
18 Rice  |        what is the measure of rice worth?"~"The measure of
19 Rice  |       worth?"~"The measure of rice is worth your whole city,"
20 Rice  |       worth only a measure of rice."~Then the king was ashamed,
21 Wise  |  water in which to cook their rice, so they went thirsty and