In the Kingdom of Fools

The merchant, The bricklayer, The dancing girl, The goldsmith

The blame passed from the merchant to the bricklayer (who built the weak wall), then to the dancing girl (who distracted the bricklayer), then to the goldsmith (who made the dancing girl walk back and forth), and finally back to the merchant's father who had ordered the jewelry.

He was distracted by a dancing girl with jingling anklets

The bricklayer said his mind was not on his work because a dancing girl was walking up and down the street with jingling anklets, and he couldn't keep his eyes or mind on the wall he was building.

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The dancing girl explained that she had given gold to the goldsmith to make jewelry for her, but he kept making excuses and delays, forcing her to walk back and forth to his house many times.

He was busy with a rich merchant's wedding order

The goldsmith explained that he had to finish the rich merchant's jewelry first because they had a wedding coming and wouldn't wait. He prioritized the wealthy customer over the dancing girl.