Compare And Contrast The King And The Shirt

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"The King and the Shirt" and the Stonecutter" are both parable stories that teach us lessons. For instance the first story "The King and the Shirt" teaches us that you don't need to have a lot of money to be happy. The story was about a wealthy king Who was sick and needed to find a happy man, take a shirt, and put it on the king. The Kings most trusted advisor sent the royal messengers to go search for a happy man with a shirt but instead found a happy man without a shirt. The second story the "Stonecutter" taught us that we should be thankful for who we are and stop comparing ourselves to others. The stonecutter was sad because he felt like he had no power so you can't wishing to be someone/something that he's not. The stonecutter