yellow fairy tale book

Chapter 16 The Magic King
In very ancient times, there lived a king who not only ruled a vast country, but was also a magician who mastered all kinds of magical secrets.After a blissful teenage life, he meets an incredibly beautiful princess and immediately proposes to her, which is accepted, and he considers himself the happiest man in the world.

A year later, a boy was born, treasured by eminent parents and sincerely admired by the whole court.The prince grew up, and the queen thought he was quite ready to travel, and secretly took him to visit her fairy godmother.I say "secretly" because the fairy had warned the queen that the king was a magician, and in the world of gods and demons fairy and magician are at odds for a long time.Therefore, if the king knows, he may not approve the queen's visit.

The fairy godmother cared for the queen in every possible way, and she also loved the prince very much. When the prince was still in the cradle, she endowed the prince with a charming charm, and also tried to make him receive the best education, so that he could become a prince. A perfect prince.The prince's teachers were pleased to see that the prince's progress was very rapid, far exceeding people's expectations.However, before the prince grew up, the death of his mother made him extremely sad.The queen mother's last words were to advise him that he must first consult the fairy for important matters, and she had entrusted him to the fairy to take care of him.

The prince's mourning for his mother was deep, but his father's mourning for the loss of his wife was unparalleled.The passage of time did not lessen his grief, nor did anything amusing lessen it.All the familiar faces and familiar objects reminded him of his late wife.So, he decided to travel, in order to change the environment.With his magic, he can go to many foreign countries in a variety of changing appearances, and come back to live in the country for a few weeks, and deal with state affairs with a few left-behind courtiers.

He has been to one place after another, still unable to divert his thoughts, and suddenly thought of why not transform himself into an eagle so that he can fly more freely.So he traveled about, and at last came to a lovely place, where the air was fragrant with jasmine and orange blossoms, for the earth was full of these flowers.Attracted by the fragrance of the flowers, he lowered his height, and saw several large gardens below which were filled with many exotic flowers and plants. There were several fountains in the gardens, which sprayed clear water into the air, spraying hundreds of kinds of flowers. patterns.A wide river runs through the garden, and richly decorated yachts and gondolas float on the river.The boats are full of happy tourists dressed in jewels.

On one of the yachts sat the local queen and her only daughter, who was more beautiful than the morning star.A group of court ladies surrounded the queen and princess.Among mortals there is no one more beautiful than the princess.When the king saw the princess, he was saved from dizziness thanks to a pair of powerful eagle eyes.He perched on the top of a great orange tree, so that he could see the beauty of the princess, and delighted himself very much.

The king has the heart of an eagle in his chest, which naturally makes him prone to daring.He immediately decided to take this lovely young woman away, and he really felt that once he had seen her, he could not live without her.

He is biding his time.The princess was about to step ashore.He swooped down immediately, and grabbed the princess up before his followers had time to reach out to help her.The princess found herself gripped by an eagle's talons, and she screamed and cried out in agony.Although the captive was also worried about the princess' pain, he was unwilling to give up his prey and continued to fly high, but because the speed was too high, he could not say a few words of comfort.

Finally, thinking that he had reached a safe place, the king lowered his altitude, slowly landed on the ground, and placed the heavy prey on the grass full of flowers.He begged the princess to forgive his roughness, told her that he was going to bring her to his kingdom, and hoped that she would rule it with him, and said many tender and comforting words.

The princess was silent for a while, and after recovering a little, she couldn't stop crying like rain.The king was moved and said, "Dear princess, dry your tears. I beg you. My only wish is to make you the happiest person in the world."

"If you speak the truth, my king," replied the Princess, "give me back my liberty which you have taken from me. Otherwise, I shall regard you only as the worst of my enemies."

The king retorted that her disapproval disappointed him greatly, but he wished to have her somewhere where she would be admired by all, and all kinds of pleasure would surround her.So saying, the king seized her, and, in spite of her cries, quickly brought her to a place near his capital.He put her gently on the grass.At this time, the princess saw a magnificent palace in front of her eyes.The architecture of the palace is very gorgeous, and the decoration inside the house is magnificent.

The princess thought she was alone, but found that a group of beautiful girls came to serve her.A little bit happier about it.All the maidens rushed to serve her, and there was a parrot with very bright feathers that said the most beautiful words.

After arriving at the palace, the king appeared in his original form.Although he is not considered young anymore, he is still very good at pleasing ordinary princesses.The princess was so impressed by the king's violence that she had only hatred, which she had no need to conceal.The king hoped that time would heal the unpleasant emotion, soften her anger, and make her agree with him.He cast a thick cloud round the princess' palace in order to conceal the royal palace, and then hastened back to his own court, where his long absence had caused uneasiness.

The prince and courtiers were delighted to see the king back, but they had to get used to the king being away more often.The king excused himself to deal with state affairs in his study, but he actually went to find the princess.

It was impossible to conceive what caused the king to be so obstinately worried about the princess, but it was the king's fear that the princess would hear of his son--a wonderful prince, kind, young, and handsome, and loved by all the court.This thought disturbed him badly, and he decided to take away his own fears by sending the Prince on a journey.The prince went abroad with a large entourage.

The prince had visited kingdoms, and now he came to a kingdom where the princess had been taken captive, and the whole country still misses it dearly.The king and queen received the prince with great pomp and ceremony, throwing a series of banquets in honor of him.

One day, the prince visited the queen's residence and was shocked to see a beautiful portrait.He asked impatiently who it was, and the queen, weeping, told the prince that this was the only remembrance left of her dear daughter.She told the prince that the princess was taken away suddenly, and her whereabouts are still unknown, and the reason is unknown.

The prince was very moved when he heard this, and vowed to go all over the world to find the princess, and he would never stop until the princess was returned to the queen's arms.The queen was very grateful to him, and promised him her daughter in marriage and a large fortune if he succeeded.

Of course, what the prince wants most is the princess herself rather than the property.He bid farewell to the king and queen and set off immediately.Before leaving, the queen gave him a round ivory tablet with a miniature portrait of the princess carved on it, which the queen had always hung under her neck.

The prince's first step is to visit the fairy who protects him, ask her for advice, and ask for all help.

After listening attentively to what the prince had to say, the fairy said that she would spend some time looking through the books.After some searching, the fairy told the prince that what he was looking for was not far away, but it was very difficult to enter the enchanted palace, which was surrounded by thick clouds.The only way she can think of is to get the princess' parrot.That's not impossible, she said, since parrots often fly to the neighborhood to play.

Having said this to the Prince, the Fairy went out to look for the parrot, and soon brought it back.She put the parrot in a cage, touched the prince with her wand, and instantly made him look like the parrot.Then she taught the prince how to approach the princess.

The prince arrived at the palace smoothly, but the beauty of the princess dazzled him far beyond his expectation, so that he was stunned and speechless for a moment.When the princess saw her beloved parrot come back, she couldn't help being overjoyed, and immediately put it in her hand, and continued to caress it.This made the prince more encouraged, determined to play his role well, and began to tell many interesting stories to the princess to win her favor.

The king appeared.The parrot was pleased to note that the king was not welcome here.After the king left, the princess went back to her bedroom, and the parrot flew in after her. Hearing that the princess was very annoyed by the king's constant pursuit.The parrot also said many gentle and wise words to the princess, and comforted her.The words were so good that the princess doubted whether the parrot was the original parrot.

Seeing the princess showing such emotions, the parrot immediately explained.He said to the princess: "Miss, I have a most important secret to confide to you. Do not be alarmed at what I have to say. I have come here under the trust of your mother. To prove it, I Bring a piece of evidence to Your Highness." Saying this, he took out the ivory statue from under his wings.The princess was so pleasantly surprised that she recognized it as a statue of her that her mother used to wear by her neck.

When the parrot saw that she was not very alarmed, he told her his story, and the queen's promise, and how the fairy had helped him, and promised to send her back to the queen's arms.

The prince found that the princess had been listening carefully, so he asked her to allow him to return to human form.The princess was noncommittal.The parrot then plucked a feather from under its wing and revealed its true colors.What the princess saw was an incomparably handsome young prince. It was impossible not to imagine that she would sacrifice everything in order to get such a beautiful man.

At this time, the fairy had prepared a carriage and let the two strongest eagles pull it; she also put the birdcage containing the parrots into the carriage.After a while, the carriage had arrived, and the parrot returned to the window sill of the princess' bedroom.Both the prince and the princess got into the carriage.

The carriage flew into the sky, and the princess was very surprised to see a man on the back of the eagle pulling the carriage.The prince told her that this was the kind fairy, who was his great benefactor.At this moment, the fairy is directing everything, and it is necessary to send the princess back to the palace safely.

That same morning, the king awoke from a nightmare.He dreamed that the princess was taken away.So he turned himself into an eagle and flew to the palace.He searched all over but could not find the princess, which made him very angry.He ran home to consult the books, and found that it was his son who had robbed him of his precious treasure.Immediately he transformed himself into a harpy, and was so furious that he resolved to devour his own son, and even the princess, if he could catch up with them.

He went forward with all his strength, but it was a pity that he started too late, and he was delayed by a strong wind, which was caused by the fairy, and hindered his pursuit.

You can imagine the Queen's ecstasy at seeing her lost daughter come home again.She was also very happy to see the prince who rescued her daughter.The fairy came in with the princess and the prince, and warned the queen that the magic king was coming soon, and he was so angry that unless the princess married the prince at once, he would never escape from the king's clutches.

The queen hastily sent to inform her king's husband, and the marriage was arranged at once.

Just after the wedding, the king arrived.Desperate for being late, it drove him mad, and he immediately assumed his original shape and tried to splash some black liquid on the bride and groom, which would kill someone instantly.But the fairy held out her wand, and the black liquid bounced back onto the Enchanted King himself.The king immediately fell to the ground, unconscious.Since he had offended everyone deeply by his cruel revenge, he was thrown into prison.

As soon as a magician is imprisoned, he loses all his magical powers.The king was ashamed of his behavior.The prince also asked his father for forgiveness, which he did.Then, the prison door opened.

In an instant, the Magic King turned into an unknown bird and flew into the air.As he flew he declared that he would never forgive his son, nor the Fairy who had made him so miserable.

All the people invited the fairy to live in the kingdom, and the fairy agreed.She built a magnificent palace for herself, and was very happy to see the royal family enjoying the happiness she bestowed.

(End of this chapter)