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said the King . `` Shall we try elsewhere ? '' The nag whinnied with unusual vehemence , and the King , taking this for yea , and not observing that she limped as she went , rode on to the Doves : the gentle gray-gowned Brothers who spent their days in pious works and their nights in meditation . Between the twelve hours of twilight and dawn they were pledged not to utter speech , but the King arriving there at noon they welcomed him with kind words , and offered him a bowl of rice and milk . He thanked them , and when he had eaten and drink put to them his riddle . `` What should a King do in a Barn ? '' They answered , `` He should pray in it . ''