The king John and Abbot of Canterbury

King John hears the abbot of Canterbury was living a very luxurious life. He had hundred men in his house to serve. He had a lot of expensive ornaments. The king was envious with the abbot and he called him in the palace. Then the king accused abbot that he was plotting against the king. Abbot denied the king’s accusation. He replayed that he was enjoying with what he had. Then the king asked him three questions. If Abbot could not answer the questions, the king would kill him. The first question was what his worth was? Then he asked how much time he would take to go round of the earth? And the last question was what he was thinking. Abbot could not reply those questions because the questions were very difficult and deep to answer for the questions from the king.
Abbot went to oxford and Cambridge University to get answers from the scholars, but no intellectual person could answer those questions. He left his hope. Then he went to his villages, he meet a shepherd. Shepherd asked him about the king. Abbot told him everything what he was facing.
Shepherd was ready to help the Abbot. They almost looked similar. So, he took Abbots cloths and sevenths to go to ready the kings questions. Shephard reached in the place and king asked him the answers of his question. King could not recognize the shepherd because his face was similar to Abbot.
Shephard replied that their god was sold in thirsty pence and king was not as worthy as god. So. His worth was 29 pence, one pence less than the god. His second answer was if the king woke up with sun and rode in the speed of sun, he would go round of the earth in twenty four hour. His third answer was that king was thinking him as the Abbot of Canterbury but he was not, he was a Shephard.
King become happy with the answer of the Shephard and wanted to make him abbot. By Shephard denied because he was not literate. The king planed to send four intellectuals a week to teach him. And king also sent message to Abbot that he forgave.