Slave Trader

There once were 4 slaves belonging to a slave trader. He took his slaves to a market square to auction them off.

The first slave was not of much help to his master and was auctioned off cheap.

The second slave was sold at a slightly higher price.

The third slave was sold after a few rounds of bidding.

Then came the fourth slave. This slave was way better than the others. There was a bidding frenzy when it came to this one. Everyone seemed to know that he was the equivalent of Super Man in slave form. He would finish all his chores doubly quick and very efficient as well. The starting price for this slave was 5 silver coins.

Very soon hands were shooting into the air, out bidding the previous bidder. The king, dressed as a common man that day, was among his citizens. The slave was unfazed amidst all the commotion and shouting. He looked intently at his beloved wife and only child which stood behind the wild crowd.

Quietly, the king crept towards the sobbing wife and clueless child. As he stood beside them, the wife’s sobbed uncontrollably and the child’s persistence intensified. He heard the child asking his mum, “Mummy mummy, what is daddy doing up there? Where is he going?”

His mum couldn’t find the right words to break it to her little child.

85 silver coins!!

90!!

Suddenly the king bellowed in a loud voice, “100 gold coins!”

The mob grew silent instantly. The slave trader cried out, “Sold for a hundred gold pieces!” gleefully. The exchange of the slave and the money bag was quickly made.

The slave looked at his new master and asked where they will be heading to. The king simply replied, “You’re free to leave”.

Immediately the slave and his family fell to their knees and said, “We want to serve you master”.

How then should we live?