[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"doc-detail-92212-en":3,"doc-seo-92212-105":28,"detail-sidebar-cat-0-en-105":89},{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":6},0,"success",{"doc_id":7,"user_id":8,"nickname":9,"user_avatar":10,"doc_module":4,"category_id":11,"category_name":12,"doc_title":13,"doc_description":14,"doc_content":15,"file_id":16,"file_url":17,"file_type":18,"file_size":19,"view_count":4,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":11,"is_downloadable":11,"audit_status":11,"page_count":20,"language":21,"language_code":22,"site_id":23,"html_lang":22,"table_of_contents":24,"faqs":25,"seo_title":13,"seo_description":14,"update_tm":26,"read_time":27},92212,16904993612988,"Olivia Brown","https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/davatar_a8503ba1806abce46bf441b54a3ca4cd",1,"Story & Novel","The Blacksmith's Dilemma","This document presents \"The Blacksmith's Dilemma,\" a Ugandan folktale illustrated by Wiehan de Jager. It tells the story of Ratshipi, a renowned blacksmith in a mountainous African village, known for his exceptional skill with iron and steel. Villagers frequently visited his shop to witness his craftsmanship, as he seemed capable of creating anything. The tale details how Kgosi Mogale, the village chief, summoned Ratshipi to the palace upon hearing of his reputation. Kgosi Mogale tasked Ratshipi with an extraordinary and seemingly impossible mission: to forge a man from iron and steel who could walk, shed real tears, and bleed real human blood. Despite the inherent impossibility of the request, Ratshipi found himself compelled to accept the challenge, as refusal was not an option when commanded by the king. The narrative explores the blacksmith's predicament, highlighting the magical or fantastical elements common in folklore and emphasizing the power dynamics within the village community. The story is presented as an English Story Book, with copyright held by the African Storybook Initiative and licensed under Creative Commons, allowing for adaptation and commercial use with proper attribution.","The Blacksmith's Dilemma  \nA Ugandan folktale Illustrated by Wiehan de Jager  \nEnglish Story Book  \nThe Blacksmith's Dilemma  \nA Ugandan folktale Illustrated by Wiehan de Jager  \nEnglish  \nCopyright © 2014, African Storybook Initiative  \n[http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)  \nYou are free to make commercial use of this work. You may adapt and add to this work. You must keep the copyright and credits for authors, illustrators, etc.  \nThe blacksmith's dilemma Writer: Ugandan folktale  \nIllustration: Wiehan de Jager [www.africanstorybook.org](www.africanstorybook.org)  \nOnce upon a time in a mountainous African village there lived a famous blacksmith. The villagers called him Ratshipi -the man of iron and steel.  \nRatshipi was known by everyone in the village. They went to his shop every morning to watch him work. He seemed to be able to make anything with his iron and steel.  \nKgosi Mogale, the village chief, heard about Ratshipi’s work. He sent his servants to bring Ratshipi to the palace.  \nRatshipi was happy to hear that Kgosi Mogale wanted to see him.“I will be very happy to work for the chief,” he said.  \nSo Ratshipi went to the palace.“Ratshipi, I have heard about your good work,” said Kgosi Mogale.“I want you to do a very special task.”  \n“With your iron and steel, I want you to build a man who can walk, cry real tears and bleed real human blood.”  \n“Impossible!” thought Ratshipi. But no one could say no to the king in this village.","cbCaiuHP6tVEJ7JH","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiuHP6tVEJ7JH","pdf",7613569,21,"English","en",105,"# The Blacksmith's Dilemma\n## A Ugandan folktale\n## Illustration by Wiehan de Jager\n## English Story Book\n## Copyright information","[{\"question\":\"Who is the main character in \\\"The Blacksmith's Dilemma\\\"?\",\"answer\":\"The main character is Ratshipi, a famous blacksmith known for his skill with iron and steel.\"},{\"question\":\"What special task did the village chief give Ratshipi?\",\"answer\":\"The village chief, Kgosi Mogale, tasked Ratshipi with building a man from iron and steel who could walk, cry real tears, and bleed real human blood.\"},{\"question\":\"What is the origin and illustration credit for this story?\",\"answer\":\"This story is a Ugandan folktale, and the illustrations are by Wiehan de Jager.\"}]",1784312981,32,{"code":4,"msg":29,"data":30},"ok",{"site_id":23,"language":22,"slug":31,"title":13,"keywords":32,"description":14,"schema_data":33,"social_meta":84,"head_meta":86,"extra_data":88,"updated_unix":26},"the-blacksmiths-dilemma","",{"@graph":34,"@context":83},[35,52,66],{"@type":36,"itemListElement":37},"BreadcrumbList",[38,42,46,49],{"item":39,"name":40,"@type":41,"position":11},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",{"item":43,"name":44,"@type":41,"position":45},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/","Document",2,{"item":47,"name":12,"@type":41,"position":48},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/story-novel/",3,{"item":50,"name":13,"@type":41,"position":51},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/the-blacksmiths-dilemma/92212/",4,{"url":50,"name":13,"@type":53,"author":54,"headline":13,"publisher":56,"fileFormat":59,"inLanguage":22,"description":14,"dateModified":60,"datePublished":60,"encodingFormat":59,"isAccessibleForFree":61,"interactionStatistic":62},"DigitalDocument",{"name":9,"@type":55},"Person",{"url":39,"name":57,"@type":58},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-07-17",true,{"@type":63,"interactionType":64,"userInteractionCount":4},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":65},"ViewAction",{"@type":67,"mainEntity":68},"FAQPage",[69,75,79],{"name":70,"@type":71,"acceptedAnswer":72},"Who is the main character in \"The Blacksmith's Dilemma\"?","Question",{"text":73,"@type":74},"The main character is Ratshipi, a famous blacksmith known for his skill with iron and steel.","Answer",{"name":76,"@type":71,"acceptedAnswer":77},"What special task did the village chief give Ratshipi?",{"text":78,"@type":74},"The village chief, Kgosi Mogale, tasked Ratshipi with building a man from iron and steel who could walk, cry real tears, and bleed real human blood.",{"name":80,"@type":71,"acceptedAnswer":81},"What is the origin and illustration credit for this story?",{"text":82,"@type":74},"This story is a Ugandan folktale, and the illustrations are by Wiehan de Jager.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":50,"og:type":85,"og:title":13,"og:site_name":57,"og:description":14},"article",{"robots":87,"canonical":50},"index,follow",{"doc_id":7,"site_id":23},{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":90},[91,94,98,102,107,112,117,122,127,130,134],{"id":11,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":44,"category_name":12,"show_sort_weight":92,"slug":93},90,"story-novel",{"id":45,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":44,"category_name":95,"show_sort_weight":96,"slug":97},"Literature",80,"literature",{"id":51,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":44,"category_name":99,"show_sort_weight":100,"slug":101},"Exam",70,"exam",{"id":103,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":44,"category_name":104,"show_sort_weight":105,"slug":106},5,"Comic",60,"comic",{"id":108,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":44,"category_name":109,"show_sort_weight":110,"slug":111},6,"Technology",50,"technology",{"id":113,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":44,"category_name":114,"show_sort_weight":115,"slug":116},7,"Healthcare",40,"healthcare",{"id":118,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":44,"category_name":119,"show_sort_weight":120,"slug":121},8,"Research & Report",30,"research-report",{"id":123,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":44,"category_name":124,"show_sort_weight":125,"slug":126},9,"Religion & Spirituality",20,"religion-spirituality",{"id":125,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":44,"category_name":128,"show_sort_weight":125,"slug":129},"World Cup","world-cup",{"id":131,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":44,"category_name":132,"show_sort_weight":131,"slug":133},10,"Lifestyle","lifestyle",{"id":135,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":44,"category_name":136,"show_sort_weight":103,"slug":137},19,"General","general"]