Their little daughter, Majka, was left to rule the kingdom.. The princess's uncle said, "I will rule the country until Majka grows up.. Her uncle wanted Majka to get sick and die.. They
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The Princess of the Golden Island
Long ago, the king and queen of the Golden Island died Their little daughter, Majka, was left to rule the kingdom She was only a child The leaders had to choose someone to rule until she grew up
The princess's uncle said, "I will rule the country until Majka grows up Then she can rule." But the evil uncle secretly planned to keep the
kingdom for himself
He sent his servants to take care of Majka An old man named Yust was his best servant Yust had no love for anyone He watched Majka day and night
The servants dressed the princess in old clothes They gave her terrible food She got very little to eat Her uncle wanted Majka to get sick and die The princess was hungry and lonely, but she never complained She was beautiful and good
One day Yust fell asleep in the garden He lay in between two ant hills The big gray ants began to bite him They were angry because the old man was in their way
Majka saw the ants biting Yust She pushed them away so the old man could sleep Many of the ants bit her hands, but she stayed to protect the old man When Yust woke up, he learned of Majka's kindness Yust was surprised He showed no love to Majka, but she was kind to him anyway
Trang 2Her kindness won his heart
Yust kissed the princess's hands Then he gave her a small harmonica He told her, "A good fairy gave this to me long ago It has magic power, but only in the hands of a good person Take it, child In my hands it only plays In your hands it will do magic."
When Majka played the harmonica, sweet sounds filled the air Little animals jumped from the trees to listen They wanted to be her friends Birds flew to be near her
Old Yust loved Majka, and she loved him She called him "grandfather." Majka's uncle knew nothing about this He was waiting for her to die Yust told him, "She is getting thinner every day Soon she will get sick and die." The uncle believed his servant
The princess grew up The leaders of the kingdom called a meeting They said, "It is time for the princess to rule the country."
Majka's uncle was angry "There is a law in our country," he said
"Anyone who wants to rule must show patience, courage, and love Your princess must pass all three tests to become our ruler."
The day of the tests arrived The princess entered the room Her uncle said the first test was patience "Here are many poppy seeds They are mixed with gravel You must seperate the seeds from the gravel in one hour."
Everyone left the room The little princess was alone She began to cry A
Trang 3large black bird flew in the window She told him the problem The bird flew out to the garden "All birds, come to help! Help our little princess!" said the bird
Many birds flew into the room and began to work Their beaks picked the poppy seeds out of the garden They finished before the end of the hour Then they flew away
When the hour was over, the uncle and the leaders came in They were very surprised! The poppy seeds and the gravel were seperated "I am happy to see your patience." Majka's uncle said angrily "Now I will give you the test of courage."
He told the servants to bring in a box full of snakes "Fight them," said the uncle "In an hour we will return."
Majka looked at the snakes They were ready to jump on her The magic harmonica was on a table She played a beautiful song on it The snakes stood up like sticks and stopped moving
The uncle returned in an hour with the other leaders He was surprised and angry to find the princess alive She was sitting in her chair Around her were the snakes None were moving
"You won again," shouted the uncle "Now come the test of love, the last test You must show the greatest love in the world."
How could the princess pass this test? The room was silent Everyone was worried
Trang 4Majka fell at her uncle's feet She said, "I love you, uncle! I love my father's brother with a true love I give you the kingdom I do not want to rule!"
The evil uncle could not believe his ears He was so surprised that he fell dead on the floor
In this way, Majka became the queen She ruled the happy people of the Golden Island of many, many years
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