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One real man

The ruler of  ancient kingdom wanted to disprove the statement that the men of his country  (rule) by their wives. He had all the males in his kingdom  (bring) in front of him and warned that any man who did not tell the  (true) would be punished severely.

Then he asked all the men who obeyed  wives' orders and suggestions to step to the left side of the hall. All the men did so. One little man, , moved to the right.

It's great to see, said the king, that we have one real man in the kingdom. Tell these chickenhearted fools why you alone  them stand on the right side of the hall.  an embarrassing moment of silence came the reply in a  (frighten) voice.

"Your Majesty, it is before I left home my wife told me to keep out of crowds."