The king smiled and waved his hand. He understood he was useless. The general shamefully hid between the rests of the hunters. The king then looked over to his main advisor. The advisor nearly fainted; it was a good thing there was someone behind him to hold him up.
King-“Well, my devoted servant, what kind of an award do you desire?”
Servant: “Oh my goodness, my dear king, this is the third day my muscles and bones ache. I almost declined the offer to go on the royal hunt but out of respect to you, I went anyway.”
The king took a deep breath and said.
King-“I understand, you are useless as well.”
“Well, my loyal people, looks like I am the one that will go get the duck.”
And all of a sudden, a voice came from behind.
Stranger: “I will get the duck.”
The hunters divided to reveal an older man, with his traveling bag and staff over his shoulder.
King-“Who are you sir? Where do you come from? You do not look familiar to me.”
Stranger: “Me? I am a traveler my good king. I walk the world and gather knowledge.”
King: —“Ha! So, do you know everything now?”
Stranger: “It’s not possible to know everything. Little by little, I learn about
the things around me.”
He took the staff and bag off his shoulder, looked at the frightened hunters and asked.