There was once a king who was so cautions and different that he was known as Prudence. Since he did not trust horses, he went everywhere on foot, until, finally, his escorts grew tired of the long walks and asked a magician to invent some kind of seat that moved by itself.
Two days later the new invention was ready. 'It is called a bicycle,' the magician informed them.
A minister was then required to demonstrate to the king how the bicycle worked, unfortunately, he fell off and broke his arm. When he had recovered a little he went back to the magician and said: 'We need something safer than a seat; an entire carriage would be better'.
A whole week was needed before the new invention was ready and it was called an automobile. During the first test drive, however, the unlucky minister crashed into a tree.
After this, King Prudence continued to travel everywhere on foot, until the day he tripped, fell and broke his leg. Then he understood that he had been wrong to blame the bicycle and the automobile for accidents that were really due solely to the imprudence of men. He himself then went at once to the magician and ordered carriages without horses for himself and everyone else at court.
Two days later the new invention was ready. 'It is called a bicycle,' the magician informed them.
A minister was then required to demonstrate to the king how the bicycle worked, unfortunately, he fell off and broke his arm. When he had recovered a little he went back to the magician and said: 'We need something safer than a seat; an entire carriage would be better'.
A whole week was needed before the new invention was ready and it was called an automobile. During the first test drive, however, the unlucky minister crashed into a tree.
After this, King Prudence continued to travel everywhere on foot, until the day he tripped, fell and broke his leg. Then he understood that he had been wrong to blame the bicycle and the automobile for accidents that were really due solely to the imprudence of men. He himself then went at once to the magician and ordered carriages without horses for himself and everyone else at court.
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