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1. What did the king think of himself?

2. What did the king want his officers and servants to do?

3. Who helped the minister in finding the right person to guess the king’s thoughts?

4. How much time did the king give the minister to find someone who could guess his thoughts?

5. Who did the minister's daughter bring to the king's court?

6. What did the king hold up first during his interaction with the shepherd?

7. What was the shepherd’s response to the king’s first gesture?

8. What did the king’s first gesture signify?

9. What did the shepherd’s response with two fingers mean?

10. How did the king react when the shepherd held up two fingers?

11. Why did the shepherd shake his head violently?

12. What did the king realize after his interaction with the shepherd?

13. What lesson did the king learn from the shepherd?

14. How did the minister initially feel about his daughter’s choice of the shepherd?

15. The shepherd was described as a ‘fool’ in the story. Why?

16. What did the king hope to achieve by testing others with his thoughts?

17. What impression do we get of the king from this story?

18. What role did body language play in the story?

19. What was the minister's reaction after the shepherd correctly answered the king's question?

20. How does the shepherd's reaction reflect his understanding?