📌 1. Summary In the Kingdom of Fools

This story is about a strange kingdom ruled by a foolish king and his equally foolish minister. They order everyone to work at night and sleep during the day. All things in the kingdom cost only one duddu, no matter what you buy.

A guru and his disciple visit the place. The guru warns that it is dangerous to live among fools, but the disciple stays because food is cheap. He becomes very fat.

A thief dies when a wall collapses on him. The king starts a foolish trial and blames one person after another:

• the merchant
• the bricklayer
• the dancing girl
• the goldsmith
  Eventually the circle ends back with the merchant, who is declared guilty even though he did nothing.

But the merchant is too thin for the execution stake. So they look for a fat man — and catch the disciple.
He remembers the guru’s warning and prays for help.

The guru arrives, tricks the king by saying that whoever dies on the new stake will be reborn as king and minister. The foolish king and minister get scared, switch places with the guru and disciple, and are executed instead.

The people request the guru and disciple to rule the kingdom. They agree and change all foolish laws.

📌Hindi Summary

यह कहानी एक अजीब राज्य की है, जहाँ राजा और मंत्री दोनों मूर्ख थे। उन्होंने आदेश दिया कि लोग रात में काम करें और दिन में सोएँ। पूरे राज्य में हर चीज़ की कीमत सिर्फ एक दुद्दू थी।

एक गुरु और उसका शिष्य वहाँ आए। गुरु ने कहा कि मूर्खों के राज्य में रहना खतरनाक है, पर शिष्य सस्ती खाने की वजह से रुक गया और मोटा होता गया।

एक दिन, एक चोर एक व्यापारी के घर में घुसने आया, दीवार गिर गई और चोर मर गया। राजा ने मूर्खता भरा मुकदमा चलाया और दोष बदलते-बदलते bricklayer, नाचने वाली लड़की और goldsmith तक पहुँच गया। आखिर में फिर वही व्यापारी दोषी ठहराया गया।

फांसी के लिए व्यापारी बहुत पतला था, इसलिए एक मोटा आदमी खोजा गया — और शिष्य पकड़ा गया।
शिष्य को गुरु की बात याद आई और उसने मदद मांगी।

गुरु आया और राजा को यह कहकर मूर्ख बनाया कि नए फांसी के खंभे पर चढ़ने वाला अगले जन्म में राजा बनेगा। राजा और मंत्री डर गए और खुद फांसी चढ़ गए।

लोगों ने गुरु और शिष्य को नया राजा और मंत्री बना दिया। उन्होंने सारी मूर्खतापूर्ण व्यवस्थाएँ बदल दीं।

📌Word Meaning 

📌 4. Extracted NCERT Questions with Simple Answers

Q1. What are the two strange things the guru and his disciple find in the Kingdom of Fools?

Answer:
(1) People work at night and sleep during the day.
(2) Everything costs only one duddu, no matter what it is.

Q2. Why does the disciple decide to stay? Is it a good idea?

Answer:
He stays because food is very cheap and he loves eating.
No, it is not a good idea because living among fools is dangerous and unpredictable.

Q3. Name all the people who are tried in the king’s court and why.

Answer:

1. Merchant – owner of the weak wall.
2. Bricklayer – he built the wall badly.
3. Dancing girl – her anklet sounds distracted the bricklayer.
4. Goldsmith – delayed making jewelry, causing the girl to walk repeatedly.
5. Merchant (again) – because his father placed the order for jewelry.

Q4. Who is the real culprit according to the king? Why does he escape?

Answer:
The king says the merchant’s dead father is the real culprit.
He escapes because he is already dead, so the king punishes the merchant instead.

Q5. What are the Guru’s words of wisdom? When does the disciple remember them?

Answer:
Gurus words:
“Never stay in a kingdom of fools. You can’t predict what they will do next.”
The disciple remembers this when he is caught for execution because he is fat.

Q6. How does the Guru save his disciple?

Answer:
He tricks the king by saying that anyone who dies on the new stake will be reborn as king.
The foolish king and minister secretly take their place and get executed themselves.
Thus the disciple is saved.