It was in the middle of a long winter that the King declared a jubilee. He opened the storehouse of his castle and invited all in the kingdom to take whatever was needed.
Inside the castle, a crowd of men and women, boys and girls waited to enter one of the storehouse rooms. The door to it was wide, and through it a steady stream of people entered—empty handed—and left, their pockets and satchels stuffed full.
An old woman there recognized the man standing next to her and said hello to him. "This line is long," she added. "I hope there is enough food for everyone."
But the man did not answer. For over the open door, written in a language he did not know, was a single word, and he was staring at it so intently that he did not hear her question...
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