Once upon a time, a proud, old king asked his daughters, “How much do you love me?” “I love you more than gold and silver” one daughter replied. “I love you more than diamonds and rubies and pearls,” her sister said. “I love you more than salt,” answered the third daughter. The king grew angry when he heard this last answer. “How dare you compare me to something as poor and common as salt?” he raged, and he banished the unfortunate girl from the kingdom. Storytellers from many lands have long told versions of this tale. The details of each story differ, but the end is the same in all. The foolish father is served a meal without a single speck of salt in it. The food is so dull and tasteless he cannot eat it; and so he learns how truly valuable is common salt and he is reunited with his daughter.
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Heh, the daughters all compare their love to metals and minerals.
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