The king and the 10 dogs story

A story about a king was told that he once ordered for 10 dogs to be gathered so that every time a minister of his erred, he would be punished by being thrown to the dogs. One day, a minister voiced his opinion in which erred and it did not please the king, so he was ordered to be thrown to the dogs.
The minister said, "I have served you for 10 years, and is this is how you want to repay me? Give me 10 days before executing this command." The king said, "You shall have your request."
So the minister went to the caretaker of the dogs and said, "I want to look after these dogs for 10 days only." He said, "You shall have your request."
So the minister began looking after the dogs, feeding them, bathing them, and granting them all avenues of play and recreation. After 10 days came the day of sentencing, and the minister was thrown into the prison containing dogs by the king.
The king and all the people who had gathered looked through, to see how the dogs would devour and what an astonishment! The dogs had come to his feet, barking, panting and awaiting. "What have you done with the dogs?!" the king asked.
The minister replied, "I served these dogs for 10 days only, and they did not forget that kindness. But I served you for 10 years, and you have forgotten all of that."

Moral of the story:
 Always remember the acts of kindness and the good of people, and beware of forgetting he who served you even for one day.

story by Mahesh Taunk