Every man must labour
The kingdom of Lilapur once had a very lazy king. He didn't do any iota of work. He was always attended by servants. He only ate, drank and made merry. The king's metabolism became weak. Slowly he became victim to many diseases. Many doctors were called but the king didn't recover. Finally, he put his hopes on a Sadhu who lived in an isolated temple high up on the hill. The Sadhu was famous for his advice and people almost called him a miracle man. The king sat in a palanquin and his poor bearers carried him to the Sadhu. The Sadhu realized that the only way to reduce king's weight which was root cause of all his problems was to make him do some physical exercise. He told the king he would pray for him for a week's time and on the seventh day he told the king he would have to visit the temple on foot. When the time came, the king trudged up the hill totally breathless and sweating. He also climbed down the hill. The Sadhu also gave the king an iron ball which he had to roll in the palace ground for a fortnight. In a month's time king had lost a lot of weight and from an obese man, he became healthy. He followed Sadhu's instructions religiously and became fit and energetic. He paid more attention to his kingdom and increased its wealth and subjects were happy with his rule.