" THREE QUESTION"
Once,a Tsar was eager to know the answer to his mind.The question were:what is the right time to act,who are the most important people to listen to,and what is the most important thing to do? So he had it announced throughout his kingdom that the person who would be able to answer the questions to his satisfaction would receive a great reward.Many learned men came to the Tsar but answered the questions differently.
The Tsar did not agree to any of the answers.There was a renowned,wise hermit,who lived in a forest.The Tsar decided to consult him to get the answers to his questions.Since the hermit reviewed only common people, the Tsar went to meet him in simple clothes leaving his horse and bodyguards at some distance from the hermit's cottage.The hermit was digging the
ground in front of his but when the Tsar reached.The hermit greeted him and continued with his work.The Tsar told him the purpose of his visit but the hermit didn't say anything.Withnessing frail and week hermit tried,the Tsar offered to dig the ground for him.After a while the Tsar again requested the hermit to answer his questions.But the hermit still did not give any reply.Evening was approaching when the Tsar finally stopped digging and said that if the hermit could not answer his questions,he would return home.just then a bearded man came running towards them out of the wood.He was severely wounded and was bleeding profusely.The Tsar nursed the wounded man and revived him with a lot of effort.Next moming, the man revealed that he was an old enemy of the Tsar,and wanted to kill him. But unfortunately the Tsar's bodyguards recognised and wounded him.The man was thankful to the Tsar as he helped him survive.The Tsar was happy to unexpectedly end old enemy.The Tsar for the last time prayed the hermit to give him the answers of him three question.The hermit said that he already got the answers from the series of events he had gone through since his arrival to the hut. The hermit then clarified that the right time is the present, the most important people are with whom one is at a particular time,and the most important thing to do istl to do good to them.