A fable of the well of madness

By Jahaberdeen M. Yunoos

Through Many Windows
Sunday, 09 Jun 2019
12:00 AM MYT

A BUDDHIST monk in Penang told me a story during the holidays after my Form Five.

There was once a kingdom in which there was a well from which all the people took their water, including the king.

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