lady or tiger一文,英文的

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In the very old time there lived a king in a far country. He was a very strong and very clever man. He never listened to others' advice, and, when he and himself agreed upon2 anything, the thing was done. When everything moved smoothly in his country, he was kind and gentle; but, whenever there was a little trouble, he didn't get angry and he was kinder and gentler still, for nothing pleased him so much as to make wrong thing right3.

Suddenly, one day, he had a good idea. He ordered his people to build an arena4 in the centre of the city. So the people worked hard for several months. Then the arena of the king was built. In his arena, the people saw more than soldiers fighting soldiers, or men fighting animals. They enjoyed more than the sight of blood. In the king's arena, the people saw the laws of the country at work5.

Here is what happened when a man was accused of6 a crime. If the king was interested in the crime, then the people were told to