The Enchanted Horse Summary: The Kingdom of Schiraz, Persia was having the Feast of New Year when suddenly an Indian with a wooden horse appeared in front of the king. The Indian greeted the king and open a topic about the horse he was riding. The King of Persia was interested in everything out of the common why does that horse become marvelous. So he tested the Indian and the horse. He commanded him to bring him leaf of a palm that grows at foot of the mountain he pointed to the east. The Indian just turned the screw in the horses neck then they found it flying in the sky, then suddenly disappeared. In a quarter of an hour, the Indian seen returning with the palm leaf on his arms and then he land to the ground. All the people there, who witnessed the speed of the horse especially the king, was astonished. He asked the Indian if he could sell it to him at any prize but the Indian refuses at first and explain to the king that he exchange it to her only daughter and solemnly oath to her that he would never part with it, except for some object of equal value. He told the king that he wanted to take the hand of his only daughter into marriage exchange to the enchanted horse. Prince Firoz Schah overheard this conversation. He talked to his father about this because he didnt want to distance himself to his sister whos special for him. The king told him not to worry for everything and told him to try the horse if it was truly true. The Indian obliquely tested the horse to the prince. While he was tutoring the Prince, the prince suddenly turn the screw on the horses neck and it started to flew on the sky without knowing how to stop it. He landed on the rooftop of a huge palace of the Princess of Bengal when he found out the other button close to the right ear of the horse. On the other hand, the king seized the Indian and pay for penalty. If the Prince didnt come home within three months or ninety days, he will be cut of his head. In Bengal, the Princess saw the Prince of Persia beside her and she welcomed him warmly. The Prince explain to her everything. The Princess asked the Prince the next morning if he could stay there for two days more until this become two months or sixty days. They admitted to each other that they love each other at first sight and they got married at the palace of Bengal court. Prince Firouz Schah decided to return to Persia but Princess of Bengal was afraid of losing him because she thought he will never come back again. So, the Princess decided to go too with the Prince and they took their departure after their farewell with the king of Bengal. They both traveled with the enchanted horse and Prince Firouz Schah guided him so well that in two hours and a half from the time of starting, he saw the capital of Persia lying beneath him. When they landed on the capital, they decided to go to the country house at a little distance from the town instead of going first to the palace. The Prince told the Princess to stay in that country house while he was meeting with the king and informed of their arrival. So he set out with the enchanted horse to the Palace of Persia. All the people in the palace were surprised and happy when they saw the Prince, especially the king. While the Indian heard the arrival of the Prince. He set a plan on how to revenge on imprisoning him. The Prince told the King all his experiences in his adventure and he also told him that he will marry the Princess of Bengal on that day so they must prepare all the needs for the wedding. But all this rejoices came to an end. The Indian took his leave after he had been out of the prison. He went to the country house where the Princess of Bengal is. He told the doorkeeper that he had been sent by the Sultan and the Prince to fetch the Princess and bring her to the palace. So, the doorkeeper and the young lady gladly agreed to this. The Indian was full of delight with the success of his scheme. The Sultan and the Prince saw the enchanted horse, the Indian and the Princess together above the sky but soon they were out of sight so they didnt do anything at that moment. The Prince decided to find the Princess so he disguised himself with a dervishs dress. On the other hand, the Indian and the Princess landed on the woods close to the capital of the Kingdom of Cashmere. The Princess called for a help. The Sultan of Cashmere, leader of the horseman who heard the scream of the princess, killed the Indian as what the Princess wished to him. He welcomed the princess to stay at his palace, one day, the king of Cashmere decided on his own to marry the Princess without consulting her. The Princess, hearing this, pretended to be mad like a crazy woman. So the wedding ceremony was postponed. The King of Cashmere decided to summon all the doctors of his court but none of them cure the Princess because whenever they went inside the room of the princess, she broke out into such violent paroxysms, so that no one can discover that she was in perfectly good health. Meanwhile, Prince Firouz Schah arrived in a large city of India, where he heard a great deal of talk about the Princess of Bengal who had gone out of her senses, on the very day that she was to have been married to the Sultan of Cashmere. He created a plan for her beloved princess rescue. He disguised himself as a doctor (physician). At the palace inside the princess room, he was recognized by the princess and they were reunited again. They constructed a plan, themselves, to escape from the palace. They did successful on their plan. After escaping to the palace of Cashmere, they went back to Persia and they live happily ever after. (c) Mary Michelle V. De Leon
Posted on: Thu, 16 Jan 2014 11:41:51 +0000
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