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by: David Zephaniah The competition A king in the ancient kingdom of Anatolia desired his portrait to be drawn by the best painters in the land. For that reason he initiated a painters competition and invited all the famous painters in the kingdom. 21 most famous painters showed up to honour the king. At that same evening, the king gathered them in the designated hall and commanded them to paint his portrait, posing in festive robes and holding a fruit basket in his hand. They were supposed to be served with the best food from king's pantry and best wine from king’s wine cellar. The king told them that the painter with the most realistic portrait will get a prize of 100 gold coins. They had 3 days to draw the portrait. All the painters rejoiced for the great opportunity to serve the king and to prove their talents. They went to work for 3 days and made their best efforts. When the three days were over, the king came to the competition hall to inspect the portraits. All