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Hello children.
Do you remember Ashidai, the king of the
demons [music] who once came to King
Schlommo's palace to reveal the secret
of the magical Shamir worm?
Well, after all that, Ashmedai stayed in
Jerusalem for a little while. But as you
probably know, demons just can't sit
still for too long. During one of his
wild journeys around the world, he
reached [music] a far away land called
Tevil, a strange place at the very edge
of the world where the people [music]
looked well quite unusual
because every single one of them had,
hold on tight, two heads.
When Ashmedai came back to Jerusalem, he
hurried into King Schlommo's palace,
laughing to himself.
"This time, your majesty," he said
proudly. "I'm going to show you
something you've never seen in your
life."
King Schlommo's eyes sparkled [music]
with curiosity.
"What could that be?" he asked. And
then, poof! Ashmedai brought forward a
man with two talking heads.
King Schlommo gasped in amazement and
immediately called for his loyal hero
Banaya ben Yehoyada.
Banaya said the king, have you ever
heard of people with two heads?
Yes, my king replied Banaya. I once
heard from Ahitoll, King David's wise
[music] advisor about a distant land
called Tel a thousand years journey away
where such [music] people live. They are
the descendants of Cain.
Banayiah looked at the man and blessed
him, saying, "Blessed are you, Hashem,
who makes wondrous creations."
[music] Then the king sat and spoke with
the two-headed man. The man said
excitedly, "In our land, the sun rises
in the west and sets in the east."
King Schlommo's eyes widened, "And what
do you do there for a living? We're
farmers, said the man [music] proudly.
We grow fruits and vegetables, and our
land is full of plenty.
King Schlommo was fascinated. He asked
Ashai to return the man to his homeland.
But Ashmedai side, I can't. He must stay
here. So the man remained in Jerusalem,
married a kind woman, and together they
had seven children. Six of them were
perfectly normal with one head each. But
the seventh child was born with [music]
two heads.
Years passed and the [music] father
passed away. When the time came to
divide his inheritance, the two-headed
son claimed, "I deserve double. After
all, I'm two people in one." His
brothers [music] laughed. No way. You're
one man, not two. The argument grew
louder and louder. At last, they went to
King Schlommo to decide the case. The
wise king [music] listened carefully and
even called the Sanhedrin, the great
court, but no one could agree on what
was right. "Come back tomorrow," said
the king calmly. "By then I'll have an
answer." [music] That night, King
Schlommo prayed in the beta mikdash with
all his heart, "Master of the universe,
grant me wisdom to judge with truth and
fairness."
The next day, [music] when the brothers
returned, the king spoke wisely. "Bring
me hot water and old wine."
Everyone stared, puzzled. Schlommo
explained, "We'll mix the wine and pour
it over one of the man's heads. If only
one feels the pain [music] and the other
does not, then they are truly two
people. But if both feel it, it means
they share one soul." Before anyone
could move, both heads cried out
together, "Oh king, please don't do it.
We are one. We share a single soul. If
you harm one head, both of us will die.
King Schlommo smiled gently and said,
"If that's so, then you are one person,
and you shall receive only one share of
your father's inheritance."
The brothers bowed deeply and said
[music] with gratitude,
"May you be blessed, O wise king. May
Hashem's wisdom always guide you." And
so once again, [music] peace returned to
the family and all of Israel marveled at
the great wisdom [music] that Hashem had
given to King Schlommo.
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