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treasury of stories riddles for kids and
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scripts one day in the Philippines a
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long time ago young king adov went out
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into the planes to hunt for deer when he
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accidentally became separated from his
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wandering about the king saw a hut that
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was surrounded by a garden tending the
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woman the king spoke to her saying tell
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me lass what plants are you growing
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here I am raising pumpkins she replied
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as you can see she gave a quick glance
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to the pile of pumpkins behind her and a
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quick smile to the king he couldn't help
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back however the king also happened to
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be thirsty and so he asked the young
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woman for a drink we were hunting In the
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Heat of the day he said and I felt a
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terrible thirst come over
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me she replied oh illustrious King we
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have water to be sure but only an old
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crude jar in which to serve it surely it
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is not right or Worthy that your majesty
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should drink from such a crude
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jar if we had a jar of pure gold in
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which we could pour water from a crystal
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clear Fountain then that would be a
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proper offering for your
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majesty the king replied never mind the
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jar I'm terribly thirsty I care not if
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the jar is old provided that the water
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is cool the pumpkin grower went into the
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house fetched the jar and filled it with
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presently the king drank his
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fill after he had finished the king
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handed her back the jar then suddenly
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the young woman struck the jar against a
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stone wall and it was shattered to
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bits the king wondered at this strange
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act in his heart he wondered if this
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young woman who at first he had found so
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clever and engaging actually had no
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he cried you see that I am your Noble
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King you know that I hold the crown for
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what possible reason did you shatter
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that jar received from my
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hands she replied the reason I broke the
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jar which has been kept for many years
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by my mother O King is that I should not
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like to have it used by anyone else
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after you your majesty has touched it
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upon hearing this the king made no reply
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in his heart he marveled at the actions
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of this young farmer and realized that
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she had an unusual thoughtfulness and
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intelligence as he returned toward the
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city a thought began to grow on him
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perhaps he thought he might devise a
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test to see just how clever this young
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be after some time the king one day
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ordered a soldier to carry to the young
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Farmer's house a new jar one with an
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opening at the top not much more than 1
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inch across the soldiers orders were to
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tell young woman that the jar was from
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the King and that she was to put an
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entire pumpkin inside the jar the
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soldier was also to tell her that she
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could not break the jar under any
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circumstance both the jar with the small
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opening at the top and the Pumpkin must
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whole the young woman returned a message
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to the king that she was certain she
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could do what his majesty ordered but
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that such a task might take some time
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indeed it was several months before the
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young lady arrived at the palace in her
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hands she held the same jar and sure
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enough an entire pumpkin sat inside of
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it when the young king closely examined
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the jar he confirmed the jar was the
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very same one that he had ordered
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delivered what's more he saw that both
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the jar and the Pumpkin were completely
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undamaged the king had absolutely
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absolutely no idea how she could have
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brought this about he urged her to
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reveal her secret and when she did he
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laughed long and hard for this was her
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answer to the riddle she had placed a
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pumpkin Bud one that was still attached
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to a Vine in the ground inside the jar
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through its small opening over time the
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pumpkin Bud grew into a full-sized
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pumpkin when the pumpkin filled the jar
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she simply cut off the stem and
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delivered the jar with the pumpkin to
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the King was much impressed he asked her
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if she would allow him to visit her
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pumpkin farm from time to time to see
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her of this she was well disposed and
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over time the initial admiration that
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each one held for the other only
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deepened before long they were married
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as king and queen of the Philippines
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they ruled wisely and well and lived
