Everybody liked King Motu the Magnificent except King Chhotu the Cheater.
But King Chhotu had failed everytime he had tried to attack the kingdom of King Motu the Magnificent. To defend their country King Motu's people came out along side the army to fight.
On the other hand, most of King Chhotu's soldiers simply stopped fighting and stood there until King Motu's army took them prisoners. Some of King Chhotu's soldiers just ran away from the battlefield without fighting.
Each time, King Chhotu the Cheater had no choice but to stop fighting and return home empty handed. So it came about that whenever King Motu was attacked, he pushed back the attackers easily and captured some land from the enemy. King Motu's kingdom got bigger and more prosperous as a result.
After the victory, King Motu the Magnificent was kind to the prisoners. King Motu gave them proper food, medical attention and a place to rest properly. He asked them to come and live permanently in his kingdom. The prisoners agreed readily. They could see that they would be better off under kind King Motu the Magnificent.
With King Motu's permission, prisoners returned to their homeland. They sold up their properties, gathered up their belongings, and returned. They brought with them their families, friends and relatives to settle in King Motu's kingdom.
King Motu the Magnificent made them all welcome and helped them with whatever they needed to live happily in his kingdom. For their part, they all worked hard and their lives turned around, their future was bright and they prospered. They could not thank King Motu enough for helping them and became very loyal to him.
And so, the kingdom of King Chhotu the Cheater shrank with each attack he carried out on King Motu. This made King Chhotu very very frustrated and angry.
Then one day at long last, and quite unexpectedly, a great opportunity came along King Chhotu the Cheater's way. He could not fail to defeat King Motu the Magnificent now. King Chhotu would easily take possession of all the treasures King Motu had. King Chhotu was even promised a victory like never before. Only, as far as the opportunity was concerned, King Chhotu had to play his cards right and may be needed a little bit of luck on his side too!
But what was this opportunity for King Chhotu? Why had he not taken advantage of it before now and how did he make use of the opportunity?