The cook stole a leg from a beautiful toast stock just ___as___ it was served to the king. The king asked him angrily ___why___ the bird had only one leg. The cook replied “Stocks only ever have __one__ leg. Come to the river with me tomorrow __morning__, I will show you, your majesty”. Next morning the cook and the king went down __to__ the river and __found__ the stocks all standing on one leg. The king clapped his __hands__ and the birds flew __away__ There he said “You see, they all have __two__ legs the moment I clap.”
“But your majesty. You __didn't__ clap last night.”