Imagine you're a king, and you have super important secrets that could change the world, like where your treasure is or who your real enemy is. To keep those secrets safe, you might use special people called messengers or even write messages in special invisible ink so no one else can read them. Sometimes, you would lock up your most trusted friends and feed them only a little food to make sure they wouldn't try to betray you. It’s like having a secret club that only the best members can join!
Examples
- A messenger rides on a fast horse to deliver an emperor’s secret message before the enemy can learn it.
- An emperor writes a secret note with invisible ink so only his most trusted friend can read it when he holds it over a flame.
- An emperor locks up three of his advisors in a small room and gives them just one piece of bread for a week.
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See also
- Why Do We Have Leap Years?
- How Did Ancient People Navigate the Oceans?
- How Did the Pyramids Stay Standing for Thousands of Years?
- How Did Ancient Civilizations Count Without Numbers?
- Why Did the Roman Empire Fall?
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