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AN ANCIENT KING once dreamed that all his teeth had fallen out.

He was naturally concerned about his dream, so the next morning he sent
for a predictor to interpret his dream for him.

The predictor listened to the king's dream, pondered it for a moment,
and then delivered this pronouncement:

"Your Highness, the dream means that all your relatives will die and you
will be left alone."

The king was furious at the predictor's interpretation, and he demanded
the predictor remove himself from the palace at once.

Then the king called for a second predictor.

This predictor listened to the king's dream, pondered for a moment, and
then proclaimed:

"Rejoice, O King! The dream means that you will live many more years. In
fact, you will outlive all your relatives! LONG LIVE THE KING!"

This interpretation so pleased the king that he gave the interpreter a
large purse of gold.

Essentially, the two predictor made the same prediction. But there was
a big difference in HOW they delivered the message...

It's not WHAT you say, but HOW you say it that counts... :)