| -Loyalty
An insurgent had been sentenced to death by hanging. The man had his mother living in a distant town and did not want to say goodbye to her for this reason. He made the king\'s request to let him for a few days to visit his mother. The monarch only set a condition that a hostage take its place while remaining absent and, in the event not to return, to be executed by it. The rebel turned to his best friend and asked him to take his place. The king gave a deadline of seven days for the hostage was executed if at that time he did not return the convicted.
Days passed. On the sixth day the gallows stood and announced the execution of a hostage to the next morning. The king asked her mood to the jailers, and they responded:
- Oh, my lord! It\'s really quiet. Not for a moment have doubted his friend again.
The king smiled skeptically.
Night came on the sixth day. The tranquility and confidence hostage were staggering. At dawn, the king inquired about the hostage and the chief of the prison said:
Dined sumptuously-Ha, has sung and is extremely quiet. No doubt his friend again.
- Poor fellow! Cried the king.
It is time scheduled for execution. It had begun to dawn.
The hostage was led to the scaffold. He was relaxed and smiling.
The king was surprised to check the firmness of soul hostage. The executioner placed the rope around his neck, but he was smiling and serene. Just as the king was about to give the order for execution, he heard hoofbeats. The rebel had returned just in time. The king, excited, freedom granted to both men.
The Fable-Tom�s de Iriarte
-Lealtad (Mejores Amigos)
Un insurrecto hab�a sido condenado a morir en la horca. El hombre ten�a a su madre viviendo en una lejana localidad y no quer�a dejar de despedirse de ella por este motivo. Hizo al rey la petici�n de que le permitiese partir unos d�as para visitar a su madre. El monarca s�lo puso una condici�n, que un reh�n ocupase su lugar mientras permanec�a ausente y que, en el supuesto de que no regresase, fuera ejecutado por �l. El insurrecto recurri� a su mejor amigo y le pidi� que ocupase su puesto. El rey dio un plazo de siete d�as para que el reh�n fuera ejecutado si en ese tiempo no regresaba el condenado.
Pasaron los d�as. El sexto d�a se levant� el pat�bulo y se anunci� la ejecuci�n del reh�n para la ma�ana del d�a siguiente. El rey pregunt� por su estado de �nimo a los carceleros, y �stos respondieron:
--�Oh, majestad! Est� verdaderamente tranquilo. Ni por un momento ha dudado de que su amigo volver�.
El rey sonri� con escepticismo.
Lleg� la noche del sexto d�a. La tranquilidad y la confianza del reh�n resultaban asombrosas. De madrugada, el monarca indag� sobre el reh�n y el jefe de la prisi�n dijo:
--Ha cenado op�paramente, ha cantado y est� extraordinariamente sereno.
No duda de que su amigo volver�.
—�Pobre infeliz! -exclam� el monarca.
Lleg� la hora prevista para la ejecuci�n. Hab�a comenzado a amanecer.
El reh�n fue conducido hasta el pat�bulo. Estaba relajado y sonriente.
El monarca se extra�� al comprobar la firmeza an�mica del reh�n. El verdugo le coloc� la cuerda al cuello, pero �l segu�a sonriente y sereno. Justo cuando el rey iba a dar la orden para la ejecuci�n, se escucharon los cascos de un caballo. El insurrecto hab�a regresado justo a tiempo. El rey, emocionado, concedi� la libertad a ambos hombres.
"El Maestro dice: Deposita en tu capacidad de libertad interior la confianza del reh�n y el camino te conducir� a la meta m�s alta"
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