Cups of Copy

It's About Honesty. An aging King realized that if he died he has no one to take over the throne. He decided to adopt a son. He launched a competition and 10 boys made it to the top. The King said to them, "I have one last test and whoever comes top will become my adopted son and heir to my throne". He gave each boy a seed of corn and told them to take it home, plant and nurture it for three weeks. The 10 boys took their seeds and ran home to plant them. In one home, one of the boys and his parents were sad when his seed failed to sprout. The boy had done everything but he failed. His friends advised him to buy a seed and plant it, but his God-fearing parents who had always taught him honesty refused. The day came and the 10 boys went to the palace. All the 9 boys were successful except the last who's seed did not sprout. The King went to each boy asking ? “Is that what came out of the seed I gave you?" And each boy said "Yes, y...