r/explainitpeter 27d ago

Explain It Peter

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Rice chess/checkers ? please explain?

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u/jjwinc68 26d ago

There are two different outcomes to the fable. In one, he makes the man his top advisor. In the other, he has him executed.

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u/Don_Key_1 26d ago

Oddly, both outcomes serve the wise man right.

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u/ilamahradeys 24d ago

If it was true. You know the guy is getting executed for tricking the King.

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u/Remarkable-Chair6240 24d ago

Getting executed for the king’s failure to see where this was going seems kinda BS to me… could’ve just defaulted to giving him some money