PRINCE ZIGFRIED

Once upon a time, in farway land, there lived a Prince. His name was Zigfried, he was very unhappy. His father, the king had died, and since then, everyone in the palace had forgotten how to smile.

Without his father, Zigfried thought he was never feel happy again. Every day, Zigfried sat at the window in his room in the palace, looking at the birds on the trees. "How can they sing and fly so free? They must not feel like me." His servant, Ozlowe tried to make the Prince smile, by telling him jokes or doing funny tricks for him. But Prince would not smile.

"I know you love me, Ozlowe, but i cannot smile. My heart is broken".Ozlowe would not give up. "Let's go for a walk, good Prince. Maybe we can find something outside which will make you happy".

" If you wish Ozlowe, but I don't think there's anything that can make me happy",said Prince.Ozlowe put on his hunting cap and he took his cross bow. He enjoyed hunting and he hoped to catch a bird or a rabbit for the Price. They walked through the forest until they came to a lake. On the lake, they was a beautiful swan.

It had a gold crown on the beautiful swan's head, that only Princess wear. The swan swam forwards the Price and looked into his eyes. The swan's eyes were so sad that's Prince Zigfried felt sorry for it.

"Here is a creature which feels worse that I do. But why do you have that's crown on your head? "The swan opened its wings and cried out." I think it's trying to tell me something". Ozlowe had his crossbow in his hands. He wanted to shoot the swan."I'll get that swan for you, Prince. Just one minute." "Ozlowe, No!!" Said Prince. Before Ozlowe could shoot , a magic owl flew from a tree and took Ozlowe's cap off his head.

This cast a spell on him,and he was turned to stone.The Prince did not understand."Ozlowe,what happened to you?Hey,speak to me!"He loo back at the lake. The swan was gone." Everything I do was wrong, this must be happened because of me! "The Prince sadder then before thinking to himself:If only Ozlowe were here!" There is nothing good in my life anymore.

"Zigfried, soon you will be eighteen years old. You must take your father's place as King. I am going a ball on your birthday, so that you must choose a wife and I will invite all the Princess from the other Kingdom". " But i do not wish to marry, mother. I do not love anyone. "You will learn to love someone. First, you must stop thinking of yourself". " If this make me happy, I'll do it, mother". said Prince." This is not my happiness that I am doing this. It's for yours, and all the other people in this land. You see love is more than we know without it, you will not be a great King".His mother left him. He sat at the window, thinking of what her mother said. He wanted to love someone with all his heart, but he didn't know who it would be.

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