Ek baar ki baat hai, ek raja ne apne rajya ke sabse bade karigar (artisan) ko bulaya aur kaha, "Mujhe ek aisi cheez bana kar do jise dekh kar khushi mein insaan dukhi ho jaye, aur dukh mein usse sukoon mile."
Karigar ne kaafi socha. Mahino beet gaye, lekin use samajh nahi aa raha tha ki aisi kaun si cheez ho sakti hai jo dono haalaton mein ulta asar kare. Aakhirkar, wo raja ke paas ek choti si sonay ki angoothi (ring) lekar pahuncha.
Raja ne angoothi dekhi, wo bilkul sadharan thi. Raja thoda nirash hua aur pucha, "Ismein aisa kya khaas hai?"