Aesop's Fables, Part 159 summary
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In The Cobbler Turned Doctor, an unsuccessful Cobbler takes up medicine and wins a reputation by promoting a supposed cure for every poison. When the King tests him with a drink he believes contains poison, he admits his fraud, and the King rebukes the subjects who trust him.
What happens
- Unable to earn a living mending boots, the Cobbler turns to medicine.
- He promotes a supposed antidote for every poison and gains a reputation.
- When the Cobbler becomes seriously ill, the King tests his remedy by pretending to add poison to it.
- Ordered to drink, the frightened Cobbler admits that he knows nothing about medicine and that his remedy has no value.
- The King gathers his subjects and condemns their willingness to trust an incompetent boot mender with their lives.

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What to notice
The question turns attention from the Cobbler's fraud to his subjects' poor judgment. The King makes their trust the target of his rebuke.
Quick check
What does the King actually add while pretending to poison the remedy?

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