There once was a tiny little kingdom of peace and plenty.
One night a jealous witch poisoned the well in the town square with an evil potion.
Everyone who drank from the well became mad.
Of course, everyone did drink from it, except for the king.
He had his own well.
The people stirred and murmured among themelves about how the king seemed to be acting
strangely, and uttering nonsense.
One day the king's madness became so bad that the people seized him and brought him to the
town square for public examination.
They asked him questions in logic, which he answered with madness.
It was a hot day, and presently the king asked for water.
One of the women drew him a cup from the well.
Soon the king started answering his peoples' questions with increasing clarity and his
madness diminished until finally he was sane again.
The kingdom rejoiced that their beloved king had recovered.
But it was odd how their crops perished when they fertilized them with salt...