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The King Vs The Stonecutter
The stories, The King and The Shirt and The Stonecutter. Both taught us lessons.
The first story teaches us to be happy as you choose to be. This lesson was taught from a king who need a shirt from a happy man to feel better. Then they heard a man who was happy, but the man didn't have anything. The other story The Stonecutter taught us to be happy for who you are. This lesson was taught from a stonecutter who wasn't happy with himself. He wishes he was someone great and powerful, But in the end isn't all that great. In conclusion both of the stories has a lesson about being happy.
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