Taxing Laughter: The Joke Tax Chronicles
Once upon a time, in a far-off land, there was a very lazy king who spent all day lounging on his throne. One day, his advisors came to him with a problem: the kingdom was running out of money.
The King's Plan
The king thought long and hard, and finally came up with a brilliant plan: he would tax the jokes in the kingdom.
"After all," he said, "everyone enjoys a good joke, so it's only fair that they should pay for the privilege."
The Joke Tax
The king's subjects were not amused. They grumbled and complained, but the king was firm:
- 1st level of puns: 5 gold coins
- 2nd level of jokes: 10 gold coins
- 3rd level of one-liners: 20 gold coins
As a result, people stopped telling jokes, and the kingdom fell into a gloom. But there was one person who refused to let the king's foolishness get him down: a court jester named Jokester.
Jokester's Coverage
Jokester began sneaking jokes into conversations, and people loved it. Soon, the entire kingdom was laughing again, and the king was none the wiser.
The People Rejoiced
And so, the people of the kingdom lived happily ever after, telling jokes and laughing at the foolishness of their king.
The End.