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One of the garlands was made of real

flowers while the other was made of

artificial flowers. The queen held
the garland of real flowers in her

right hand and the other one in
her left hand.

“Oh wise king, can you
tell me which of these

flowers are real?” she

asked the king.

There was complete silence in the court.

The flowers in the two garlands looked so much alike. It was indeed difficult to know

the difference.

“How is the king going to find out?” the courtiers wondered.

What did Solomon’s
King Solomon thought for a while. Then he told his servants courtiers wonder about?
to open all the windows. Everyone in the court looked
puzzled. Soon, some bees flew in through the windows.

They began to buzz around the garland of
flowers in her right hand and finally settled

on them.

Then the king said, “I have the answer

to your question. The garland in your
right hand is made of real flowers and

the one in your left hand is made

of artificial flowers.” When the
queen heard this, she was very

impressed. She honoured

him with many gifts. The
Why was King Solomon
people in the kingdom praised Solomon for praised by the people?
his wisdom.

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