One day, rumors spread that the king's son was holding something in his hand and he would give half of his gold to whoever guessed what it was. 1. Because he was the king's son, everybody thought that it would be natural for him to be holding either gold or some other valuable thing. Thus, people came one after another. 2.
In these lands there was a boy who had no home or family. He would wander, spending each night in a different place, and the people named him Grasshopper. Hearing the rumor of the king's son's contest, the boy said to himself, “Grasshopper, come on, let's try! Either you will die tomorrow of hunger, or today the king's son will kill you.” 3. Inside, he found th.e king's son and said, “I will tell you what you have in your hand.”
The king's son challenged him, saying, “Come on, peasant! I wish that you would guess.” The Grasshopper stood in front of thet king's son for several minutes weighing his thoughts thoroughly, yet, he could not guess. 4. “Oh Grasshopper, you are dead, you are dead…” he said to himself.
5. “Not only did he guess that I have a grasshopper in my hand,” the king's son said, “but he. also knew that it was dead.”