English Original
Once there was a king who liked to write stories, but his stories were not good. As people were afraid of him, they all praised his stories.
One day, the king showed his stories to a famous writer, expecting praise. However, the writer said the stories were so bad that they should be thrown into the fire. The king became furious and sent the writer to prison.
After some time, the king released the writer. Once again, he showed him some new stories and asked for his opinion.
After reading them, the writer immediately turned to the guards and said, "Please, take me back to prison."
中文翻译
从前有一位国王，他喜欢写故事，但他的故事写得并不好。因为人们都惧怕他，所以都对他的故事大加赞扬。
一天，国王把他的故事拿给一位著名作家看，期待得到赞美。然而，作家却说这些故事糟糕透顶，应该扔进火里。国王勃然大怒，将作家关进了监狱。
过了一段时间，国王释放了这位作家。他再次拿出一些新故事给作家看，并询问他的看法。
读完这些故事后，作家立刻转向卫兵说道：“请把我送回监狱吧。”