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A new minister proposed a tax on every bull that slept in town. Tenali blindfolded a bull and let it choose the next minister.
He led the animal into court, spun it thrice, and set a basket of hay by one chair and a pile of scrolls by another. The bull found the hay with zero debate. “Choose the man who understands appetite,” Tenali advised. “The other will starve the kingdom to feed his paper.” The king laughed and quietly shelved the bull tax.
