King Shlomo and the Three Merchants | TORAH FOR KIDS AI

in the Magnificent Royal City of Jerusalem King schlomo sat on his Grand dazzling Throne the throne was made of shining gold adorned with sculptures of lions and other golden animals that served him like robots his Wise Eyes sparkled with kindness and his gaze brought comfort and Trust to everyone who came before him people from all over the world traveled to seek his advice and even Kings from distant lands came to learn from his wisdom anyone who had a dispute would come to schlomo for judgment knowing his rulings were always fair and accepted by all with gratitude one day three Merchants appeared before King schlomo their faces filled with worry and their eyes clouded with tension your majesty said one of them we need your help King slowmo nodded with a calm smile tell me what has happened he said the first merchant began to explain we are three Merchants who have been trading far from home for many months finally we were ready to return home each of us with a bag full of silver coins the earnings we worked so hard to make the second Merchant continued as we traveled toward our distant City the sun began to set on Friday evening knowing we must not carry M on Shabbat we decided to hide our bags of silver coins in a secret spot in the nearby Forest where we were staying we thought they would be safe there until after Shabbat but when we returned after Shabbat the third Merchant exclaimed his voice filled with emotion we were shocked to discover that the hiding place was empty all the bags of silver coins were gone the three Merchants looked at one another with suspicious glances only we knew about The Hiding Place said the first merchant one of us must have stolen the money please your majesty help us find the Thief King schlomo listened to their story carefully and said I understand I see that you are wise men so before I judge between you I'd like to ask for your help with a question sent to me by the Roman King it is an interesting story and perhaps you can help me find the answer King schlomo began telling the story the Roman King wrote me a letter with the following tale there was a boy and a girl who lived next door to each other as they grew older they admired one another and made a solemn promise to marry each other they agreed that if either of them ever wanted to break the promise they could only do so with the other's permission years passed and the girl decided she wanted to marry someone else she took a bag of gold coins and went to the boy saying please take this money and Release Me from our promise the boy who was kind-hearted replied you owe me nothing I released you from our promise and I have no need for the money go in peace the girl was overjoyed and began her journey home but alas on her way she was ambushed by robbers who stole all her money the oldest of the robbers a particularly cruel man wasn't satisfied with just the money he began to frighten and harass her the girl Brave and clever spoke to the robber with a trembling yet determined voice do you know who the money you stole was for it was for a kind boy who could have taken it from me but chose not to he released me from a promise and let me go in peace without taking anything from me and you not only have you stolen my money but now you harass me further how can you live with yourself after such actions the robber stopped and seemed lost in thought her words touched something deep inside him he looked at the young girl and suddenly he felt a deep sense of Shame you are right he said his voice heavy with regret this is not the way to act he returned all the money he had stolen from her and said go on your way I will not harm you further King schlomo turned back to the merchants and asked the Roman King wants to know which of the three people in the story did the most righteous deed was it the girl who kept her promise the boy who released her from the promise or the robber who returned the stolen money the first merchant said the girl did the best deed because she kept her promise the second Merchant thought for a moment and said the boy did the most righteous act because he was kind-hearted and gave up the promise but the third Merchant said I believe the robber did the greatest act he gave up so much money and returned it all to to the girl hearing this King schlomo pointed to the third Merchant and declared loudly you are the thief the man froze in place me how could you think that he stammered King schlomo explained your words reveal your heart you are impressed by the robbers actions because to you money is more important than even the sanctity of Shabbat I know you are the one who stole the silver coins from your companions return it to them immediately the man denied it with all his might but King schlomo ordered his servants to tie him up and question him until he confessed finally the thief admitted his crime repented for his actions and returned every last coin to his fellow Merchants before the merchants left the Palace king schlomo told them there are many ways to do good in this world keeping a promise showing kindness or correcting a mistake but the greatest wisdom is to choose what is right even when faced with temptation always remember to act with honesty loyalty and the courage to make amends the merchants thanked King schlomo praised his great wisdom and returned home with joy joy and peace in their hearts [Music]