The queen arrived at the palace and the king said to her, "I thought you were wise. That young man has some of the devil inside him. This time I will go."
The king had an iron cage made to take with him. He dressed up like a poor shepherd. He found Manuel in his hut and he said, "Young man, what are you doing here?"
"I am fattening three rabbits to take to the king," Manuel said.
"Rabbits? How strange!" said the king. "I would like to see rabbits in these hot mountains!"
—“Manuel Had a Riddle,”
Virginia Hamilton
How is the king characterized in this selection?
He is careful of his wife’s feelings.
He is tricky and suspicious.
He is lazy and not willing to do his own work.
He is generous with his time and money.
