A trickster can obey a command’s letter while evading its intent
Evidence
The next day, Xieng Mieng came to the palace — walking down the very edge of the road with one foot ON the road and one foot OFF it, hopping along the boundary line. He had neither walked on the road nor off it. The King laughed and gave up. — , A Year of World Stories, 9116
Categorization
- XREF: This literal-wordplay loophole parallels the mangoes tale at 9118 and echoes legal sophistry debates and Nasreddin-style rulings. — connects to: An impossible command can be satisfied by moving in dappled light. — , A Year of World Stories, 13307
Related
- An impossible command can be satisfied by moving in dappled light. (similarity 0.79)
Broader Connections
- An impossible command can be satisfied by moving in dappled light.
#exemplifies(0.85) — , A Year of World Stories, 13307