Thousands of years ago, there lived a king. His people loved him. He would often invite some smart people to see 1 work and give him advice. As he grew old, he thought, "I will build a perfect palace to remember my whole life. It will be the best one 2 in my kingdom (王国), but also in neighboring states."
One day, the king worked out a perfect design for his palace. He 3 his advisers, as well as smart people 4 neighboring states, to get their ideas about the design.
"Unbelievable! It will be a perfect palace," all the advisers said, except for an old man standing in the 5 . The king turned to the old man and asked, "Why are you 6 ? Don't you think that my palace will be a perfect one?"
The old man 7 in a clam voice, "Dear king! Your palace will be strong and last forever. It will be beautiful—but not 8 . It may take thousands of workers a whole lifetime to build it, working day and night. Your palace will cost a lot of money. If people's lives become worse because of this building, 9 perfect can it be?" The king thought for a 10 and thanked the old man for his words. He decided to give up his plan.
