Everyone has heard of Solomon, the king of the Jews..........surprised and appreciated his wisdom and went away.

Everyone has heard of Solomon, the king of the Jews, who was famous all the world over for his wealth and magnificence and specially for his wisdom. The Queen of Sheba had heard much about the grandeur of Solomon’s court and the world wide reputation of his learning and wisdom. Attached by such report, she came to test the king. She brought with her two garlands of flowers, one natural and the other artificial. Solomon was puzzled for a time. While pondering, he noticed some bees hunting for honey in a withered rose. He asked the windows to be opened. The bees came in and settled on the natural flowers. Thus seeing her riddle solved by the king, the Queen of Sheba was surprised and went away admiring the king’s great wisdom.  

Summary: Solomon, the king of the Jews, had worldwide fame for his wealth, magnificence and wisdom. The Queen of Sheba came to test his wisdom with two garlands of flowers – one natural and the other artificial. The queen wanted to know from him which was one natural. Seeing some bees settled on one garland, Solomon decided that it was the garland of natural flowers. The queen was surprised and appreciated his wisdom and went away.