THE BOY WHO COULD KEEP A SECERT
THE SECRET - Part 5 of 5
THE SECRET - Part 5 of 5
One day, the Sultan of turkey, who was very powerful, sent a letter to the Emperor. At the court of Emperor, it was an ominous letter for it had no outright declaration of war. “He has sent me three identical canes and I must find where each of them grows, else he’ll attack us with his huge army. What shall I do?” His council of ministers were equally stumped. No one could solve it. So Venus went to her friend in the tower, he gave her a solution which she told her father.
“Put the canes in warm water, Father. The one that sinks to the bottom grows near root, the one that neither floats nor sinks is cut at the middle, and the one that floats is from the top.”
When the answer was conveyed to the Sultan, he felt amazed. “Ah! The Emperor is cleverer than I thought.” In his court, he had a powerful witch who had told him to send the canes so that he had a reason to attack the empire of Hungary. She replied, “It isn’t the Emperor who is clever. It is a lad who has answered these questions. If he lives. He will become king of Hungary and your dream of Greater Sultanate will never happen. Kill Him.”
Heeding her advice, the Sultan summoned he young man and on his arrival he was attacked by a platoon of Turkish soldiers. Suddenly, the sword sprang from the scabbard and cut off their heads. Now Sultan summoned his entire army to confront one man. Sparing the Sultan the sword beheaded all the soldiers and came back to the scabbard.
The King of Hungary was so happy at Sultan’s defeat that he offered his daughter to the young man in marriage and declared him heir to the throne. “I must go and see my mother first.” “Then you must go in state, with a troop of soldiers.”
The poor widow was quite frightened to see a regiment of soldiers at her humble doorstep.
“Dear Mother! I’ve come to tell you my secret.” “Oh! It’s you!” She was beyond herself for it was so long she had heard from her son.
“I dreamt that I should become the Emperor of Hungary and now my dream has come true. If I’d spoken of it earlier, I’d have been killed. Had you not beaten me, I’d never have become the Emperor”
“I can still beat you though you are Emperor, you naughty boy!”
“Put the canes in warm water, Father. The one that sinks to the bottom grows near root, the one that neither floats nor sinks is cut at the middle, and the one that floats is from the top.”
When the answer was conveyed to the Sultan, he felt amazed. “Ah! The Emperor is cleverer than I thought.” In his court, he had a powerful witch who had told him to send the canes so that he had a reason to attack the empire of Hungary. She replied, “It isn’t the Emperor who is clever. It is a lad who has answered these questions. If he lives. He will become king of Hungary and your dream of Greater Sultanate will never happen. Kill Him.”
Heeding her advice, the Sultan summoned he young man and on his arrival he was attacked by a platoon of Turkish soldiers. Suddenly, the sword sprang from the scabbard and cut off their heads. Now Sultan summoned his entire army to confront one man. Sparing the Sultan the sword beheaded all the soldiers and came back to the scabbard.
The King of Hungary was so happy at Sultan’s defeat that he offered his daughter to the young man in marriage and declared him heir to the throne. “I must go and see my mother first.” “Then you must go in state, with a troop of soldiers.”
The poor widow was quite frightened to see a regiment of soldiers at her humble doorstep.
“Dear Mother! I’ve come to tell you my secret.” “Oh! It’s you!” She was beyond herself for it was so long she had heard from her son.
“I dreamt that I should become the Emperor of Hungary and now my dream has come true. If I’d spoken of it earlier, I’d have been killed. Had you not beaten me, I’d never have become the Emperor”
“I can still beat you though you are Emperor, you naughty boy!”
THAT’S ALL FOLKS!!
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