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that had been stolen the previous night. He explained how, some days earlier, he
himself had swapped some false rubies for the genuine ones and that he

expected that only the thief would be able to save his life, since the poison was
particularly quick working.

The coughs and groans spread around the room and terror took hold of all

present. All except one person, a footman didn’t take long and started running.
He ran over to the place where he had hidden the jewels and from where he

could take the final ruby. Fortunately , he would be able to open it and drink the

strange liquid inside, thus saving his life.
previous : preceding
swapped : exchanged

fortunately : luckily
potion : a drink of medicine

Name your intelligent friend.

Or so he believed, because the gardener was, in fact, one of the dwarf’s

assistants and the poison was nothing more than a potion prepared by the little
investigator to cause a few strong pains for a short while. It was nothing more

than that. The footman, now found out, was arrested by the guards and taken

immediately to the court.

The king was grateful and he rewarded his wise adviser. When he asked the

dwarf what his secret was, the dwarf smiled and said : “I only tried to get the

person knowing the truth to reveal the truth.”

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