Once upon a time, a King wanted to have some fun. He made an official decree to the entire kingdom. The decree stated. “I will give half of my fortune to anyone who manages to tell me a lie that I, myself, admit that it’s a lie.”
Later that day, there were crowds of people outside the palace. The King took to a podium and asked for the first person.
An old man walked to the King and said: “I can draw rainbows wherever I want.”
The King replied: “That’s true, I saw you making one yesterday and it was really pretty.”
A soldier then walked to the King while everyone stared at him, and said: “Your majesty, I have a gun that fires kittens at the enemies.”
The King quickly said: “Thank you for your brave and adorable service during the Catnip battles.”
After hearing all that, the kingdom was discouraged to ask any further questions because it would simply end the same; the King can always find a way to dodge that lie.
Almost desperate, a young boy approached the King holding a barrel and loudly said: “I lent you a barrel of gold last week”.
The King said: “That’s a lie.”
The boy replied: “Give me half of your fortune then!”
The King quickly said: “Wait, I remember, you did lend you me barrel of gold last week.”
Smirking, the boy shouted: “Give it back to me then.”