Passage 8

In English

King completely submits himself to the

The soldiers waited for a long time for the return of the king but neither the king nor came. They wanted to know what had happened to them, and one by one, they went to find out. They found their king sitting in the middle of the road with a horse standing nearby. The king had dosed his eyes and was absolutely still. was nowhere to be found. They were rather afraid a that this had cast some magic spell over the king, making him lose his consciousness. They went to the prime minister and brought him to the king. The primeminister called the king, ", , ," but the king did not open his eyes or respond in any way. The primeminister and all other courtiers were alarmed as they could not rouse the king or give him any food or drink. They were wondering what to do. Left with no alternative, the primeminister sent the chariot to bring the queen, thinking that if she called the king, he would respond to her entreaties. The queen came and pleaded. But the king remained unmoved.