THE SCRIPTURES IN STORIES
BALAK’S COURT
‘Uneasy lies the head that bears the crown’ I remembered my father Zippor’s words.

The journey from the palace to the supreme chambers was more of a ghost walk than a king’s journey.

No one was running out of the way to avoid obstructing my carriage. There weren’t lines of poor bowed heads on either sides of the street.

The whole capital seemed to be in unison to observe an unwritten stay at home order.

They…No! We all were afraid of these strange so called sons of Jacob that now camped at the tips of
our noses. They were literally living rent free in our heads.
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