Inspirational English Story : Honest Child
Long
ago, the Kingdom of Ghandhara was ruled by a just and good King. His subjects
were very content, but as the King grew older, everyone wondered anxiously what
would happen to Kingdom. After all the King did not have any children who could
take over the reins of the Kingdom.
Now,
the King was an avid gardener and
put lots of time and effort into tending his garden and planting the finest
flowers, fruits and vegetables. One day he proclaimed, “Tomorrow, I shall
distribute seeds of the children of the Kingdom. The one plant within three
months will be the prince of the princess.” The next day, there was a long line
of parents and children outside the palace. Everyone was eager to get a seed
and have the opportunity to be the next children. A poor farmer’s son was among
these children. Like the King, he too
fond of gardening. His backyard was full of beautiful plants. He took the seed
from the King and planted in a pot with great care. The weeks passed and he piled it with water and manure, but no
plant appeared. He tried changing the soil and even transferred the seed to
another pot, but the end of the three months, nothing had grown.
At
last, the day came when the children had to go to the King to show him their
plants. They started walking to the palace, dressed in their best, holding beautiful
plants in their hands. The farmer’s son stood sadly, watching them go by. His
father had watched him working hard with the seed and felt sorry for him. “Why
don’t you go to the King with the empty pot?” he suggested. At least he will
know you tried your best. “So the farmer’s son too wore his best clothes and
joined the others outside the palace, holding his empty pot in his hand and ignoring the laughter of those who saw him.
Soon the King arrived and began his inspection. “I have watered this beautiful
flower with the water from the sacred river,” said one. “I have kept my plant
in a beautiful glass house to protect it from weather,” said another. “I have
spent all my spare time caring for this plant,” said a third. Thus the children
came forward one by one holding flowers of different shades, which were both
beautiful and healthy. The King however did not look happy. At the end of the
line stood the farmer’s son, and when the King reached him he stopped in
surprise “Child, why have you come with an empty pot? Could you not grow
anything?” The boy looked down and said, “Forgive me, your highness I tried my
best, I gave it the best soil and manure I had, but the plant would not grow.”
The Kings face broke into a smile. He enveloped
the farmer’s son in his arms and announced, “Here is the crown prince! I had
given everyone roasted seeds, which would never grow. I wanted to see which
child admits he or she had not been able to grow anything. Only this boy told
the truth. I am sure he will rule our Kingdom with integrity.” And that was
what happened. When the King grew old and died many years later, the farmer’s
son, who had learnt everything from him, came to the throne and ruled Gandhara
justly.
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