“What is this outlandish cap,” said one of his tavern friends to the chief butler, “that the king has taken to wearing?” “What is it? Why, it is a cap, to be sure,” replied he, testily. “Other men wear caps, I believe. Cannot the king wear one, but all the idle tongues in the city must begin wagging?” 👉 And that's it for now! Subscribe to the podcast if you haven't already: <a href="https://classicsness.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Classicsness.com</a>. And if you want to know more about classics and even learn Latin online, check out <a href="https://latinfromscratch.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">LatinFromScratch.com</a>. 📚 Source: <a href="https://latinfromscratch.com/classical-culture/evergreen-stories-classical-sources-hutchinson/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Evergreen Stories (1920?) by W. M. L. Hutchinson (1868-1936)</a>.

[Midas #11] King Midas’s Butler’s Secret

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