The king with dirty feet
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A king who hates bathing can no longer stand his own smell, but after three hours in the river he refuses ever to bathe again unless someone can keep his feet from getting dirty the moment he leaves the water.
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We were just talking about folktales at my school library when, serendipitously, a bunch of wonderful new editions of old folktales arrived at my house.
This is a marvelous one. A king goes for a long time without taking a bath. Finally he is urged to bathe, but he is annoyed when his feet get dirty as soon as he gets out of the water. A clever man invents shoes and the problem is solved.
A perfect example of a folktale, with a problem posed, a clever person coming up with a solution, and a history of oral telling of the story over many years.
