,CROESUS & ,SOLON 
,A,K,A3 ,CROESUS & ,FATE 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,9 OLD5 TIMES -- LONG1 LONG BE=E ! COM+ ( ,*RI/ -- !RE REIGN$ OV] A C]TA9 C\NTRY A GREAT K+ CALL$ ,CROESUS4 ,HE HAD MU* GOLD & SILV]1 & MANY PRECI\S /ONES1 AS WELL AS NUMB]LESS SOLDI]S & SLAVES4 ,9DE$1 HE ?\<T ?AT 9 ALL ! WORLD !RE C\LD BE NO HAPPI] MAN ?AN HIMSELF4  

,BUT ONE DAY !RE *ANC$ TO VISIT ! C\NTRY :I* ,CROESUS RUL$ A ,GREEK PHILOSOPH] NAM$ ,SOLON4 ,F> & WIDE WAS ,SOLON FAM$ AS A WISE MAN & A JU/2 &1 9ASMU* AS HIS FAME HAD REA*$ ,CROESUS ALSO1 ! K+ COMM&$ ?AT HE %\LD BE CONDUCT$ TO HIS PRES5CE4  

,SEAT$ UPON HIS ?RONE1 & ROB$ 9 HIS MO/ GORGE\S APP>EL1 ,CROESUS ASK$ ( ,SOLON3 0,HAVE Y\ EV] SE5 AU<T MORE SPL5DID ?AN ?IS80 

0,( A SURETY HAVE ,I10 REPLI$ ,SOLON4 0,PEACOCKS1 COCKS1 & PHEASANTS GLITT] ) COLORS SO DIV]SE & SO BRILLIANT ?AT NO >T CAN COMP>E ) !M40  

,CROESUS WAS SIL5T AS HE ?\<T TO HIMSELF3 0,S9CE ?IS IS NOT 5\<1 ,I MU/ %[ HIM SOME?+ MORE1 TO SURPRISE HIM40  

,SO HE EXHIBIT$ ! :OLE ( HIS RI*ES BE=E ,SOLON'S EYES1 AS WELL AS BOA/$ ( ! NUMB] ( FOES HE HAD SLA91 & ! NUMB] ( T]RITORIES HE HAD CONQU]$4 ,!N HE SAID TO ! PHILOSOPH]3  

0,Y\ HAVE LIV$ LONG 9 ! WORLD1 & HAVE VISIT$ MANY C\NTRIES4 ,TELL ME :OM Y\ CONSID] TO BE ! HAPPIE/ MAN LIV+80  

0,! HAPPIE/ MAN LIV+ ,I CONSID] TO BE A C]TA9 POOR MAN :O LIVES 9 ,A!NS10 REPLI$ ,SOLON4  

,! K+ WAS SURPRIS$ AT ?IS ANSW]1 = HE HAD MADE C]TA9 ?AT ,SOLON W\LD NAME HIM HIMSELF2 YET1 = ALL ?AT1 ! PHILOSOPH] HAD NAM$ A P]FECTLY OBSCURE 9DIVIDUAL6  

0,:Y DO Y\ SAY ?AT80 ASK$ ,CROESUS4  

0,BECAUSE10 REPLI$ ,SOLON1 0! MAN ( :OM ,I SPEAK HAS WORK$ H>D ALL HIS LIFE1 HAS BE5 CONT5T ) LITTLE1 HAS RE>$ F9E *ILDR51 HAS S]V$ HIS CITY HONORABLY1 & HAS A*IEV$ A NOBLE REPUTATION40  

,:5 ,CROESUS HE>D ?IS HE EXCLAIM$3  

0,& DO Y\ RECKON MY HAPP9ESS AS NO?+1 & CONSID] ?AT ,I AM NOT FIT TO BE COMP>$ ) ! MAN ( :OM Y\ SPEAK80  

,TO :I* ,SOLON REPLI$3  

0,(T5 IT BEFALLS ?AT A POOR MAN IS HAPPI] ?AN A RI* MAN4 ,CALL NO MAN HAPPY UNTIL HE IS DEAD40  

,! K+ DISMISS$ ,SOLON1 = HE WAS NOT PLEAS$ AT HIS WORDS1 & HAD NO BELIEF 9 HIM4  

0,A FIG = MELAN*OLY60 HE ?\<T4 0,:ILE A MAN LIVES HE %\LD LIVE = PLEASURE40  

,SO HE =GOT AB\T ,SOLON 5TIRELY4  

,NOT LONG AFT]W>DS ! K+'S SON W5T HUNT+1 BUT W\ND$ HIMSELF BY A MIS*ANCE1 & DI$ ( ! W\ND4 ,NEXT1 IT WAS TOLD TO ,CROESUS ?AT ! P[]FUL ,EMP]OR ,CYRUS WAS COM+ TO MAKE W> UPON HIM4  

,SO ,CROESUS W5T \T AGA9/ ,CYRUS ) A GREAT >MY1 BUT ! 5EMY PROV$ ! /RONG]1 &1 HAV+ WON ! BATTLE & %ATT]$ ,CROESUS' =CES1 P5ETRAT$ TO ! CAPITAL4  

,!N ! =EIGN SOLDI]S BEGAN TO PILLAGE ALL ,K+ ,CROESUS' RI*ES1 & TO SLAY ! 9HABITANTS1 & TO SACK & FIRE ! CITY4 ,ONE SOLDI] SEIZ$ ,CROESUS HIMSELF1 & WAS JU/ AB\T TO /AB HIM1 :5 ! K+'S SON D>T$ =W>D TO DEF5D HIS FA!R1 & CRI$ AL\D3  

0,DO NOT T\* HIM6 ,?AT IS ,CROESUS1 ! K+60  

,SO ! SOLDI]S B\ND ,CROESUS1 & C>RI$ HIM AWAY TO ! ,EMP]OR2 BUT ,CYRUS WAS CELEBRAT+ HIS VICTORY AT A BANQUET1 & C\LD NOT SPEAK ) ! CAPTIVE1 SO ORD]S W]E S5T \T = ,CROESUS TO BE EXECUT$4  

,9 ! MIDDLE ( ! CITY SQU>E ! SOLDI]S BUILT A GREAT BURN+-PILE1 & UPON ! TOP ( IT !Y PLAC$ ,K+ ,CROESUS1 B\ND HIM TO A /AKE1 & SET FIRE TO ! PILE4  

,CROESUS GAZ$ >\ND HIM1 UPON HIS CITY & UPON HIS PALACE4 ,!N HE REMEMB]$ ! WORDS ( ! ,GREEK PHILOSOPH]1 &1 BUR/+ 9TO TE>S1 C\LD ONLY SAY3  

0,AH1 ,SOLON1 ,SOLON60  

,! SOLDI]S W]E CLOS+ 9 AB\T ! PILE :5 ! ,EMP]OR ,CYRUS >RIV$ 9 P]SON TO VIEW ! EXECUTION4 ,AS HE DID SO HE CAU<T !SE WORDS UTT]$ BY ,CROESUS1 BUT C\LD NOT UND]/& !M4  

,SO HE COMM&$ ,CROESUS TO BE TAK5 FROM ! PILE1 & 9QUIR$ ( HIM :AT HE HAD JU/ SAID4 ,CROESUS ANSW]$ 3  

0,I WAS BUT NAM+ ! NAME ( A WISE MAN -- ( ONE :O TOLD ME A GREAT TRU? -- A TRU? ?AT IS ( GREAT] WOR? ?AN ALL E>?LY RI*ES1 ?AN ALL \R K+LY GLORY40  

,& ,CROESUS RELAT$ TO ,CROESUS HIS CONV]SATION ) ,SOLON4 ,! /ORY T\*$ ! HE>T ( ! ,EMP]OR1 = HE BE?\<T HIM ?AT HE TOO WAS BUT A MAN1 ?AT HE TOO KNEW NOT :AT ,FATE MI<T HAVE 9 /ORE = HIM4 ,SO 9 ! 5D HE HAD M]CY UPON ,CROESUS1 & BECAME HIS FRI5D4  

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