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The others, from the Viceroy to the elephant mahouts and the horse handlers, seeing that the King had already eaten the tasty fruit, all picked some and had their fill. Still others who came in later, used sticks to break down branches; the tree was denuded of leaves; the tree was uprooted. The other mango tree still stood majestically as a mountain glistening like a gem. The King came out of the Royal Park; seeing this spectacle, he asked the courtiers: “What is all this?” The courtiers said: “The people, knowing that Your Majesty had already eaten the succulent fruit, fought among themselves to get a bite of that mango fruit.” The King asked: “The foliage and the resplendence of this tree are all gone, but the foliage and the resplendence of that yon tree are all gone, but the foliage and the resplendence of that yon tree are still intact. How is it so?” All the courtiers said: “The foliage and the resplendence of the other tree are not all gone because it bears no fruit.” The King, on hearing thus, felt very sad. He mused: “That tree is still beautifully green, because it has no fruit, but this tree has been cut down and uprooted because it bore fruits. This throne is like the tree with fruits; peaceful retirement is like the tree without fruits. Danger lurks around the one with worries and does not menace the one without worries. We will not be like the tree with fruits; we will be like the one without fruit.”