The Cursred Dragon

Once upon a time was a country where all the streets and markets bustled with joy, businesses thrived, no one was homeless or hungry and all the people lived happily and thanked their king and wished for his good health and the prosperity and happiness in their country always remains.

Although their king had all the things in the world anyone could wish for, a loving family, a huge amount of wealth, and a happy and well-wishers public, still he was not happy. He didn't believe in himself at all, he had no confidence. He always thought " I have done nothing so great and worthy to stay happy. I must do an extraordinary thing to prove myself and be happy. "

One afternoon, when he was sitting in his courtroom and listening to his ministers. One of his courtiers spoke,

" My Royal Highness, I have heard from many people that an awful dragon living on the outskirts of our country has begun to kill and eat domestic animals and cattle of the villagers living in that area."

Everyone in the courtroom agreed and advised the king to take some serious action against it. So the king made up his mind to kill the dragon himself as soon as possible. He thought that if he was able to kill the dragon, he might start believing in himself. 

So, the next day early in the morning he went out of his castle to the outskirts of the country without his guards. 

After a long and tiring journey, at last, he reached the dragon's cave. The dragon was sitting outside and drinking water from a nearby pond. The king held out his sword in his hands and went to the dragon. To his wonder, the dragon spoke," Oh! So you have come to kill me!" The Kind spoke, " Yes, I will kill you, your cruelty will be killed." The dragon replied, " Well, you can try to kill me, many warriors, great kings, and knights came from distant lands but no one has ever been able to destroy me."

 " But, why? And how can you speak?" The king asked. "Well, I will tell you my story it is not a very long one. You see, I was once a normal person like everyone else, working in the fields and doing these jobs to make a living for myself. One day, while I was working in my field I saw a stick lying in the middle of my way. So, I picked it up but as soon as I picked it up, it turned into a witch! The Witch turned me into a dragon for disturbing her sleep and gave me a curse that till I do not eat the endemic green rhododendron that only grows in the hills of the south, I will be a dragon and be immortal. You see, I am now very old - being 229 years old, now I would like to die, I have seen too much of the world and also suffered too much in this cruel world where no one is kind. I want to rest peacefully now.

I can't get that flower myself because the curse also includes that the flower will only show its magical powers when it has been picked up by a king and no king would want to go through that difficult way just for me."

The kind King replied " It's very heartbreaking to hear your story. I can get that flower for you."

So the king went through the dense forests, crossed the slippy slopes and a river, and got that flower at last. He went back to the dragon and gave it to him. The dragon ate it and in the blink of an eye, he turned into a very old and wise-looking human. He said" Thank you so much, you really proved that you are not only a great king but also a very wise person. Will you like something in return that I am capable of giving?" 

The King smiled and said, " Since you are so wise and experienced, would you like to come with me to my country and become my personal adviser?"

" I will be honored, my Majesty to serve you."