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Newspaper
The Abilene Reflector
Location
Abilene, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1888
Page
7
An old king swaps places with a contented peasant. The king endures royal fears, banquets, and sleepless nights, while the peasant adapts to simple life and finds joy in work. After-days the former king learns happiness lies beyond crown power as every man in the realm has worn the throne.
A weary king seeks happiness by reading of rulers who found peace in different lives. He learns of a tale where a king plans to swap places with a peasant. He intends to imitate the story, hoping peasant contentment transfers with the exchange. The courtier warns the risky outcome.
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