What Was The Kings Name? Talking Trees

[weecalf]

This king had horses ears but kept it secret only his barber knew but under pain of death he could tell no one ,so he told a tree .years later the king had the tree cut down to make a musical instrument .The first time it was played it took off on its own and sang ??? the king has horses ears the king whipped of the crown to expose two wonderful horses ears .Any have any idea what he was called ..Come to think is there anyone famous living or dead which you wish had told a tree so we would know summit where we could say "I didnt know that"

[BlackadderV]

Was it not asses' ears? Midas?

[factor-fiction]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Horses-Other-Irish-Folktales-World/dp/1402737726
You may want to read this.

[scorpiojo]

This?

http://www.spellbinders.org/store/p16details211.php?itemList=116,117,132,133,56,57,58,59,60,121,122,123,124,125,189,190,129,130,135,136,138,139,140,148,143,144,145,146,150,151,152,154,155,157,160,165,163,164,166,167,168,169,170,171,172,173,174,175,176,177,179,180,181,182,184,185,186,187,188,191,192,193,194,196,197,198,203,204,205,207,208,209,210,211,212,213,214,215,216,218,219,222,223,224,225,227,228,229,230,231,232,233,234,235,237,238,239,240,241,242,243,244,245,246,247,248,249,250,252,254,255,256,257,258,259,260,261,262,264,265,266,267,268,269,270,271,273,274

[Buenchico]

King Lowry Lynch
http://peterhousehold.blogspot.co.uk/2011/04/lowry-lynch-and-king-midas-how-related.html

[aelmpvw]

Lora Lonshach?

[factor-fiction]

King Lora according to this
http://www.spellbinders.org/store/p16details211.php?itemList=116,117,132,133,56,57,58,59,60,121,122,123,124,125,189,190,129,130,135,136,138,139,140,148,143,144,145,146,150,151,152,154,155,157,160,165,163,164,166,167,168,169,170,171,172,173,174,175,176,177,179,180,181,182,184,185,186,187,188,191,192,193,194,196,197,198,203,204,205,207,208,209,210,211,212,213,214,215,216,218,219,222,223,224,225,227,228,229,230,231,232,233,234,235,237,238,239,240,241,242,243,244,245,246,247,248,249,250,252,254,255,256,257,258,259,260,261,262,264,265,266,267,268,269,270,271,273,274
Sorry for long link- it takes me a while to set up tinyurls

[factor-fiction]

I'll try my tiny url
http://tinyurl.com/p88rjfx

[Peter Pedant]

he told the reeds and they whispered ever after

midas has asses' ears .....

[Marshwarble]

The Irish folktale was no doubt inspired by Midas.