ReadOasis Step 2(Part 3)

Of course the king did not know it was the shepherd who came to see him.

"Welcome, Sir Priest!" he said. "It is a good thing that you have come back. But if you fail to answer my three questions, you will lose your head."

"I am ready to answer them, my king!" said the shepherd.

King John from the British Library

"Indeed, indeed!" said the king, and he laughed to himself. "Well, then, answer my first question: How long will I live? Come, you must tell me ex...