Unicorns
I was forced to write on unicorns. So here it is, a story meant to appeal to younger children. Oh well, it's mainly nonsense, but I was sleepy!
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Unicorns
A long time ago, in ancient Greece, there resided a very self centred and thoughtless King whose demands always had to be met. He was abit of a bully and the populace lived in fear of him. His favourite phrase, when he could not get what he wanted, was, "Off with his head!" Even though he did not really carry out his threats, his courtiers were still afraid of displeasing him.
One day, the King was bored and called for the royal jester to be brought into the Throne Room. The royal jester cart-wheeled in and proceeded to try to make the King laugh at his numerous antics, but his efforts were all in vain. The King grew angry and he roared, "Off with his he....." Before he could finish his sentence, the royal jester squealed in alarm and said, "Wait! Let me tell you about the UNICORN!"
The King immediately became interested and said, "Hmmm...alright," the King replied, "but if you fail to amuse me, it's off with your head!"
The royal jester was shivering in fear, but managed to stammer, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
He began, "The unicorn is a creature with a body of a horse and a horn on its forehead. It is of the purest white and embodies strength and goodness. It has eyes the colour of sapphires and lives in the deepest parts of the forest. Its horn is believed to have healing powers. When ground into powder, it would serve as an antidote and negate the effects of any poison that could be concocted in this world."
The royal jester heaved a sigh of silent relief as the King waited with bated breath to hear the next sentence. Assured by the King's attention, he paused for effect and continued, "It is believed that if any poisoned food were brought to close proximity to the unicorn, its horn would start to bleed. This creature has been sighted by some, but has never been captured as they are swifter than the wind and more beautiful and graceful than any other animal in this world. Many rulers and noblemen have gone in search of this elusive creature, but none have been able to find it. It is said that only a truly innocent person, one who is pure in heart and soul would be able to see it."
Silence descended on the room as the King pondered on what the royal jester had said. All of a sudden, he rose to his feet and declared, "I must see this unicorn for myself! It would be put in the royal zoo and tended to with the greatest care! Send out a message to all the brave men in the kingdom that whoever manages to capture a unicorn and bring it to the palace shall have half the kingdom as his reward!"
As his courtiers scuttled away in a hurry to annouce the new royal edict, the King smiled triumphantly and thought to himself, "Soon, I'll have a unicorn as a pet."
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Heh...that's all. Short and sweet. I thought of adding a moral to the story, but I had a word limit and I couldn't think of any morals. I also wanted to end with the King vowing to become a better person so that he could see the unicorn, but I thought that would be quite crappy. Harharhar...!
Hmmm...time to cut my nails.
=)
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Unicorns
A long time ago, in ancient Greece, there resided a very self centred and thoughtless King whose demands always had to be met. He was abit of a bully and the populace lived in fear of him. His favourite phrase, when he could not get what he wanted, was, "Off with his head!" Even though he did not really carry out his threats, his courtiers were still afraid of displeasing him.
One day, the King was bored and called for the royal jester to be brought into the Throne Room. The royal jester cart-wheeled in and proceeded to try to make the King laugh at his numerous antics, but his efforts were all in vain. The King grew angry and he roared, "Off with his he....." Before he could finish his sentence, the royal jester squealed in alarm and said, "Wait! Let me tell you about the UNICORN!"
The King immediately became interested and said, "Hmmm...alright," the King replied, "but if you fail to amuse me, it's off with your head!"
The royal jester was shivering in fear, but managed to stammer, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
He began, "The unicorn is a creature with a body of a horse and a horn on its forehead. It is of the purest white and embodies strength and goodness. It has eyes the colour of sapphires and lives in the deepest parts of the forest. Its horn is believed to have healing powers. When ground into powder, it would serve as an antidote and negate the effects of any poison that could be concocted in this world."
The royal jester heaved a sigh of silent relief as the King waited with bated breath to hear the next sentence. Assured by the King's attention, he paused for effect and continued, "It is believed that if any poisoned food were brought to close proximity to the unicorn, its horn would start to bleed. This creature has been sighted by some, but has never been captured as they are swifter than the wind and more beautiful and graceful than any other animal in this world. Many rulers and noblemen have gone in search of this elusive creature, but none have been able to find it. It is said that only a truly innocent person, one who is pure in heart and soul would be able to see it."
Silence descended on the room as the King pondered on what the royal jester had said. All of a sudden, he rose to his feet and declared, "I must see this unicorn for myself! It would be put in the royal zoo and tended to with the greatest care! Send out a message to all the brave men in the kingdom that whoever manages to capture a unicorn and bring it to the palace shall have half the kingdom as his reward!"
As his courtiers scuttled away in a hurry to annouce the new royal edict, the King smiled triumphantly and thought to himself, "Soon, I'll have a unicorn as a pet."
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Heh...that's all. Short and sweet. I thought of adding a moral to the story, but I had a word limit and I couldn't think of any morals. I also wanted to end with the King vowing to become a better person so that he could see the unicorn, but I thought that would be quite crappy. Harharhar...!
Hmmm...time to cut my nails.
=)
posted by rach83liu at 10:40 PM
1 Comments:
Hharhrara..Nice story.. but sounds very familiar.. Reminds me of the 3 guys who had to find and bring back exotic fruits they found to their cannibal captors only to realise they had to stuff the fruit up their backside..if they survive that painful insertion, they'll live....
The last guy brought back durians.
ANiwae... you spelt "Announce" wrongly.. you spelt it as "Annouce"..is that how you Pronouce it usually? Heh heh..
Later..later.
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