一個隻說實話的人和一個隻說謊話的人在路上行走。偶然間，他們來到了猿猴王國。一隻自封為王的猿猴想知道自己在人類心目中的地位，於是就命令手下把這兩個人抓住，向他們詢問對自己的評價。同時他還下令，其他的猿猴必須像人類的朝廷儀式那樣分站在他的左右兩側。他自己坐在中間的寶座上。
一切準備就緒後，他吩咐手下把那兩人押到麵前來，問他們： “先生們，在你們眼中，我怎麼樣呢？ ”總是說謊的人回答說： “很顯然，你是一位最有權威的國王。 ”“那我旁邊站著的這些猿猴呢？ ”那人連忙回答： “他們都是你們王國的棟梁之材，都是達官貴人。 ”那猿猴國王聽了他的這些話，感到非常滿意，就賞賜了說謊者很多禮物。
那位總是說真話的人看到這種情形，心想：說謊話都可以得到如此多的賞賜，如果我說真話，一定能夠得到更多。這時，猿猴國王將目光轉向了他，示意他來回答問題。老實人說： “您就是一隻猿猴，站在您周圍的也是猿猴。我發誓，我說的是實話。”聽了他的回答，猿猴國王惱羞成怒，把說真話的人交給手下隨意處置。
真理往往得不到認同。
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The truth often hurts.