peasant

A four-panel SMBC comic. Panel 1: A shaggy-haired bearded man in a drab cloak stands before a green background; narration reads "Hnaef had been a poor peasant his whole life." Panel 2: The same man, now dressed in a king's crown, ermine-trimmed robe and holding a scepter, stands by a castle wall; narration: "He worried this limited his perspective. So, one day, he dressed up as a king and walked among the royalty, living as they live." Panel 3: Against a red background, the disguised man (still crowned and robed) is grabbed and restrained by three angry armored knights; narration: "It turns out royalty have it really hard!" Panel 4: A shirtless masked executioner stands beside the man, who is now strapped to a torture table as a huge curved blade swings down toward him; narration: "There's way more torture than you'd think!" Votey (aftercomic): A caption over a stick-figure-style drawing reads "Ouchie is the head that wears the crown" — a pun on "Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown."