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The King's Secret

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  • What did King Norin do when he heard the song?
    He jumped into the river and nobody ever saw him again.
  • Why did Bifan stop eating?
    He became troubled by the great stress of keeping the secret to himself.
  • Who wanted to be a famous barber?
    A young man named Dónal.
  • Where did King March live?
    He lived in Wales
  • What did King Midas prefer: Pan's flute of reeds or Apollo's harp?
    Pan's flute.
  • What did the harp sing?
    ‘Labhraí Loingseach has donkey ears!’
  • Who did Donal and his mother talk to?
    They talked to a druid.
  • What did King March realize?
    The things we do are more important than what we look like.
  • What did King Norin eat?
    The cake.
  • Why didn't King Norin kill the young barber?
    Because they ate the cake moistened with his mother's milk. They were brothers.
  • Where did King Norin live?
    He lived in Croatia.
  • How did King Midas try to hide his ears?
    He wore a variety of huge hats, heavy helmets, and bulky scarves.
  • Who made a new harp?
    King Labhrai’s favourite musician made a new harp.
  • Who challenged Apollo to a musical duel?
    Pan, the god of shepherds.
  • Where did Labhraí Loingseach live?
    In Ireland.
  • What was the druid's advice?
    To tell the secret to an oak tree.
  • What did the piper do when he saw some fine reeds growing?
    He cut some reeds and made a new pipe.
  • What happened to every barber who shaved King Norin?
    Every barber who shaved him was put to death.
  • Who had a large head of a swine and ears of a donkey?
    King Norin.
  • Did King March forgive the piper and the barber?
    Yes, he did.