Once upon a time, there was a princess named Alina. Everyone in the kingdom knew Alina to be the fairest and most beautiful princess in all the land. All of the subjects in the kingdom loved and adored Princess Alina. She was good to all the people in the kingdom.
But now it became time for Princess Alina to marry. Everyone in the land knew it was time for her to marry. Men came for everywhere to ask her hand in marriage. Important men in her own land came. Princes from other kingdoms came. Even kings from very, very faraway lands she had never heard of came to ask for her hand.
All brought her gifts. Some brought her diamonds--carts full of diamonds. Others brought her
her gold, huge amounts of gold. Other brought her millions and millions of flowers. Other came with emeralds, rubies, or silver. Some brought her titles to their kingdoms--saying she would be the ruler of many lands. And some brought her camels. Always the camels.!!!
One man came and only said this to fair Alina. My princess I only have this for you. In his hand was a small pouch. The man gave her the pouch. Princess Alina opened the string at the top of the pouch and poured out into her hand what was inside the pouch.
A ring came out from the pouch. This ring was the most beautiful ring that the princess had ever seen in her young life. The actual secret of its beauty was that the ring reflected the beauty of the princess herself.
The man asked the princess to put on the ring to see if it fit. Princess Alina put the ring on
and it was the perfect size. Then the man asked the princess to make a wish.
Princess Alina, of kind heart, wished that the fields of her subjects were full of new crops. And all of a sudden, everything in the kingdom turned very green, and new fruits and vegetables appeared.
Then the man said to the princess "Please, Princess Alina, make another wish".
Next the princess wished that the wildlife in the kingdom would come back the way it used to be.
And all of a sudden, once again, she heard great quantities of birds singing, crickets chirping, and all the sounds of animals she had once heard as a young girl.
Then the man asked "Princess, could you please make another wish?"
And she wished that the rivers and streams were full of a water, as they were when she was a child. All of a sudden, she could hear streams of water and a small waterfall with rushing water as she used to hear as a child.
The man explained. "Princess, the magic of this ring has not been used for ages and ages. For this ring only works like this for someone of a great heart. The secret of this ring is that its owner must have a great beauty inside. Everyone in all of the lands know of your great beauty,
but until now, many did not know how deep your beauty is."
The the man added
"I am not here to ask your hand in marriage, as I am only the bearer of the ring. I am but
a simple shepherd, but this ring has been kept in my family for many generations. Now,
we have found someone who is worthy of using the ring>".
The princess then asked,
"Do you have a brother?"
The end.
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