I learned this through Dara's me2day update. yes, it is informative as well as entertaining, with translators and fellow fans sharing their knowledge.
There are many variations to the story as I have found out through Google. One involves the infamous King Midas, the very same king who turned everything he touched to gold. In one version, he offended the god Apollo, master of music, when instead of appreciating the play of a hundred instruments, he pretended to be an expert and criticized its parts and disturbed the orchestra with his loud talk. So the god punished him by turning his ears into donkey ears which caused a great deal of shame to the king.
The other version is about a king who had donkey ears which got his barbers in danger when they burst into laughter as they cut his hair and find out he has donkey ears. However, one was able to hold his laughter and showed appreciation to the king's unique ears. The king was delighted with him but asked him to keep his secret and in return he will reward him with wealth. The barber agreed but this caused him a huge deal of stress as he found it hard to keep a secret so one day, as advised by his wife, he went to the forest and whispered to an oak tree. Thus, he was able to free himself from the burden.
Basically, the idea with this phrase is that someone has a secret and is itching to tell it but he can't because he will be in trouble.
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