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Benaiahand the
Magic Ring
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Benaiahand the
Magic Ring
Written
Mary Kunz
Illustrations
Steven Menard
Narration
Kenneth Kunz
Produced
Kenneth Kunz
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A very long time ago,
in Jerusalem,
there was a king
named Solomon.
He had the reputation
of being very wise,
but he sometimes did things
in a roundabout way.
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This, however,
is not so much a story
about King Solomon,
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as it is about his Captain
of the Kings Guard,
a loyal and dedicatedsoldier named Benaiah,
who served Solomon
with great fealty.
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One day,
King Solomon overheard
Benaiah boasting
to some
of the other soldiers
that there was
no task so difficult
that the king could give him
that
he could not accomplish.
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Now Benaiah
was not usually
a boastful man
and this disturbed
the king very much
because boasting
often breeds resentment
among others.
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I have an idea,
the king said to himself.
I will set for Benaiah
a truly impossible task.
Then he will think twice
before he brags again.
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And Solomon sent
for his captain
of the guard,
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and in a private audience
told him
of something
that he desired.
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I want to possess
a special magic ring,
and I want you
to find it for me.
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Benaiah
bowed to the king
and assured him that he,
Benaiah,
would obtain the ring.
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Solomon smiled
to himself.
The ring he was
about to describe
did not exist,
at least not as far
as he knew.
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This ring is made
of some kind of metal,
perhaps gold,
perhaps not.
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It is not necessarily
an elaborate ring,
but its magic property
is that it can instantly
make a happy person sad,
and a sad person happy.
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This ring must indeed
be a wondrous thing,
your Majesty;
If necessary,I will search
the entire world for it.
Benaiah spoke with great
confidence.
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You have six months,
Benaiah.
Do not fail me.
King Solomon
put on a solemn face.
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And Benaiah left the palace
and sped in his chariot to the marketplace,which seemed like a good place
to begin his search.
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After several days
he had talked
to every jeweler
and goldsmithin the city,
but no one had ever
heard of such a ring.
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He tried the silversmiths
and even the tinsmiths,
but
they all shook their heads
and swore they knew
of no such magic ring.
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Maybe the ring
is from a faraway land,
the last jeweler
remarked to Benaiah.
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Of course,
that must be it.
I shall haveto intercept the caravans
and ask the traders,
Benaiah thought.
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But after several months
of interviewingtraders and merchants
and even camel drivers,
no one knew of,
or even seemed
to believe in,
a magic ring
that could makea happy person sad
and a sad person happy.
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So Benaiah went down
to the seaports
and talked to dozens
of sea captains
as their ships arrived
laden with foreign goods,
but to no avail.
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Some peopleeven began to wonder
about the sanity
of the captain of the guard,
but they knew better
than to say so.
Benaiah, however,
did not need to hearthem say it.
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He wondered so himself.
He was downhearted
and depressed
because he saw that now,
for the first time,
he might fail his king.
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The day before the six months were up,
Benaiah dragged himself down to the bazaar one last time.
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Even
if it seemed hopeless
to find the ring,
he would not give up
as long as
there was still time
to search.
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He decided
to make one last tour
of the jewelry stalls,
some of which were new
after the passage
of six months.
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He walked by
a small boy in rags
who sat next
to an old rug spread
on the ground
on which were
pieces of jewelry for sale.
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Nearby stood
a poor old man
with a small pushcart.
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He was about to walk by
when the small voice
within him reminded,
Benaiah,
leave no stone unturned.
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So he stopped and looked
at the small assortment
of rings and bracelets,
some missing stones,
others broken or bent.
None looked proper.
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He sighed,
but asked nonetheless,
Do you have a ring
that possessesthe property
of being able to make
a happy person sad
and a sad person happy?
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The boy shook his head
and replied,
No,
I do not have such a ring.
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Benaiah turned his head
so the boy wouldnt see
the tears in his eyes.
It really was hopeless.
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There was
either no such ring,
or it was at the far endof the earth,
certainly not
around Jerusalem.
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He had made
such a valiant effort,
but yet felt himself
an utter failure.
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The old man,
who was probably
the boys grandfather,
considered Benaiahs
question for a moment.
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Then he stepped forward
and spoke politely.
Perhaps I can help you?
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Benaiah startedto walk away,
but the old man
came close,
but not so close
as to maybe touch
a grand courtier
of the king.
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He said respectfully,
Please, wait,
dont be so hasty.
Benaiah hesitated
but then stopped
because there was
something truly arrestingin the old mans voice.
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On the pushcartwere tools for making
and repairing jewelry.
The old man tooka very plain gold ring
out of a pouch
and proceeded to engrave
something on it.
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He held it tight
on a wooden block
and scratched on the ring
with a sharp thing
stuck in a handle
that looked to Benaiah
more like just a twig.
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When he was finished,
he offered it to Benaiah
who was about
to dismiss it
as just a trinket.
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Then he leanedinto the light
and stared at the ring.
It was just a simple ring
with some letters
scratched on it,
not many.
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But,
as he deciphered
the inscription,
he felt his sadness
of his futile search
begin to evaporate.
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He looked at the old man
and smiled knowingly,
and then he chortled.
Yes, this is the ring
Ive been searching for!
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He thrust
upon the old man
the whole purse
of gold coins.
Thanks to you,
my search is now
a resounding success!
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The old man
tried to give
much of the money
back ,
saying that the ring
was hardly worth
so much.
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But to the boys glee,
Benaiah
wouldnt hear of it.
I would have paid
anything for this ring;
he said,
Youhave certainly earned it
with your wisdom.
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The following morning,
Benaiah dressed carefully
for court
- not too flashy,
not too plain
as befitted his rank.
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He waited patientlyfor his audience
with King Solomon,
who had cases to hearand judgments to render
before he could turn
his attention to Benaiah.
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Finally,
the king decided
he had made his captain
wait long enough.
After he admits
that he could not
accomplish his mission,
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I will acknowledgeit was an impossible task,
but that I did it
to give him a lesson
in humility,
the king thought
to himself with a smile,
almost a smirk.
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Benaiah bowed deeply
before he presented
the ring to King Solomon
in a small lacquer box.
The king
opened the box
and took out the ring.
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What? A trinket!
But as he read
the inscription,
the smile drained
from his face.
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He looked around
at the splendor
of his palace,
the platters of plenty
and the throng
of loyal courtiers.
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Just then,
in a breathless moment,
he realized that someday,
maybe soon,
it would all be gone.
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And thathe would be gone,
too!
He felt indescribablydownhearted
and, alas,
very very sad.
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Through tearful eye,
he stared again
at the inscription
on the golden band
in his hand.
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It consistedof just three
Hebrew letters:
gimmel, zayin and yud,
which stand for
Gam Zeh Yaavor.
This too shall pass.
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King Solomon
gradually realized that
this very same message,
though,
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could bring comfort
to someone stricken
with grief
or suffering injustice,
just as it had broughtdeep melancholy to him.
The present sadness,
too,shall pass.
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There was no question
that this was the ring
he had asked for,
but expecting
never to get.
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He embraced the loyal
captain of his guard
and in a most
unkingly manner
beseeched his forgiveness.
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I should
never have tested you,
nor doubted you,
the king said to Benaiah.
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Then he took off
his jeweled gold ringand gave it to Benaiah.
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Trembling,
he slid the magic ring
on his own finger.
And there it stayed
for the rest of his life.
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The king surely cycledthrough many periods
of happiness and sadness,
as do we all.
But he was
much heartened
by knowing that:
This too shall pass.
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