What Makes a Good King ( from my pen )

Once upon a time, there lived a fair and wise king; .he had three sons and a daughter
Who spent her days staring at the outside world through her window.
As the king watched his three strong well-educated sons growing up, he always wondered
Who will be the best to heir the thrown?
“I have a mission, “said the king to his sons one day “and my thrown will be for the one
Who fulfills that mission “.
The excited sons agreed.
“What is the best thing that makes a king that no one knows about “

After days of thinking the three sons asked their father permission to leave the
Palace searching for the right reply.

THE FIRST SON:

He reached to a village so dry and poor. As he asked for the reason, they told him
That the river that used to run in their village bringing with its waters tons of GOLD
From the mountains … suddenly stopped.
The prince told them his mission and offered to help them if in return they would
Help him too.
So everyone agreed.
The prince went up to the mountain from where the river flowed, noticing as he
Approached a huge tree trunk that was struck by lightening ….blocking the rivers
Water to the village ….
With the help of the villagers, they worked day and night to pull the trunk aside so
Allowing the water to flow with all its riches and its GOLD ….
“A BEAUTIFUL CROWN “said the villager as they offered the loveliest GOLDEN CROWN
To the prince ….” That is what makes a KING that no one knows about “
The happy prince took his prize reply and went happily to his kingdom.

THE SECOND PRINCE:

He reached to a village in the narrow valley were people lived in tents instead
Of built houses …
As he asked for the reason, they told him that the valley was too narrow for them
To build their houses and the long trees covered the mountain behind them …
Making it impossible to live there …
He told them about his mission and offered to help them and in return, they would
Help him …. So they all agreed.
He gathered the strongest hard working men from the village and started chopping
The forest trees …. And after long days and nights of hard and strong work …the
Mountain was filled with small wooden lovely houses for the happy villagers to live in.
“A GREAT THROWN “ said the villagers as they offered the biggest fanciest carved
Thrown which they made by their hands …
“That is what makes a king that no one knows about “they said.
He waved them good bye and rode to his kingdom happily pulling
His GREAT THROWN behind him

THE THIRD SON:

He reached to a beautiful village and in front of every house were piles of unopened
Gift boxes of jewels, chocolate, silk, satin linen, houses and chariots and every
Possible gift a girl could ask for ….
As he entered the village, he realized that the women were sad despite all
Of these gifts …
“They wouldn’t accept any gift we offered “said some
“They stopped being happy and nothing we do seems to please them”
Said others.
“We love them so much and we don’t know what to do to make
Them love us again “replied others.
“There is no gift in this world seems to please them “everyone agreed.
The prince told them about his mission and offered to help them
In return, that they would help him … so they all agreed.
The prince took the villagers to a beautiful field he had passed by on his
Way to their village …and pointed to the lovely rainbow of colorful flowers
“That is the gift that never fails to please a woman “said the prince.
Surprised but helpless the men gathered bunches of flowers and offered them
To their sad wives …AND LIKE MAGIC LOVE FILLED THE VILLAGE AGAIN “

“A SMART BEAUTIFUL QUEEN “said the villagers, “that’s what makes a king
That no one knows about “as the most beautiful smartest girl stepped out from
The crowds …
With his lovely future wife saddled on the horse in front of him, he waved goodbye
To the happy coupled villagers and headed happily to his kingdom.

BACK AT THE PALACE:

The wise king stood amazed and proud by the adventures that his sons took …
But He was disappointed by the results ….coz none of them could get the
Answer he desired ….
Seeing her father sad the little princess said “I have the right answer my
Dear wise father “
“But how can you have the right answer my sweet little angel when you
Never left, the castle “said the king to his little daughter.
The little princess smiled as she hugged her dad and placed a kissed on his
Lovely shiny cheeks “why go search for the answer when it is right here in the
Castle “
“And what is the right answer my dear cute child “said the king placing a kind
Kiss on his little angels face.
“The thing that makes the best king is HIS CONCERN FOR HIS PEOPLE
And no one realizes this …coz people think that your only concern is your CROWN,
Your THROWN and MOM (the queen) ^_^

NOWADAYS:

The wise fair princess (now a queen) ruled her kingdom without a crown on her
Head and never sat on the thrown ….and she stooped staring through her castle
Windows ….coz her palace doors are opened to everyone at any time.

THE MORAL

WISDOM is a SPECIAL GIFT from GOD ….it needs NO AGE …NO GENDER
Nor any traveling to have it …

THE THREE PRINCES

The villagers whom each prince helped asked from the fair wise queen to
Make each one ruler to them