Once upon a time there lived a wise man named Mamed . He never lied. The king
of the country in which he lived heard about Mamed and ordered his soldiers to bring him to the palace. He looked at Mamed and asked: "Mamed, is it true that you have never lied?" "It's true." "And you will never lie in your life?" "I'm sure of it." "Okay, tell the truth, but be careful! Lies easily get in one's face." Several days passed and the king called Mamed again. That day the king was going hunting. The king caught his horse and mounted it. He commanded Mamed: " Go to my palace and tell the Queen I will be with her at lunch. Ask him to prepare a big feast."
Mamad went to Queen . Then the king laughed and said,

"We will not go hunting and now Mamed will lie to the queen . I will also see that  Mamed  avoids lying."

But Mamad went to the queen in the palace and said:

"Maybe you should prepare a big feast for lunch tomorrow, and maybe you shouldn't. Maybe the king will come by noon, and maybe he won't."

"Tell me will he come, or will he  
not?" -  queen asked Mamed.

"I can't say for sure. He might not go hunting."

Everyone was waiting for the king. But the king did not come. The next day the king came and said to the queen,

"Wise Mamed, who never lies, lied to you yesterday."

But queen informed him about mamed's words. And the king understood that wise people never lie. 


Translator: Adila Nur Tabassum