Post by Monika on Nov 27, 2005 10:47:54 GMT -5
There was once a King and Queen to whom a daughter was born. Invitations were sent for the baby's christening, but the King forgot to invite his sister, Princess Makemnoit. This sister, who is actually an evil witch, attends the christening anyway, angry at being forgotten. During the ceremony she places this spell on the child:
"Light of Spirit by my charms
Light of body, every part.
Never weary human arms -
Only crush thy parents heart !"
From then on the daughter princess floats about for many years, taking nothing seriously. Finally the King and Queen consult with the college of metaphysicians. The Chinese Hum-Drum and Tibetan Kopy Keck give them advise, but the King finally dismisses them both.Through a boating accident at a lake by the castle, it is discovered that by being placed in the water, the princess regains her normal gravity. So, she delights to spend as much time as possible in the lake. Meanwhile, a prince from far away is traveling in search of the perfect princess to marry. At dusk he happens upon the princess in the lake laughing loudly. The prince, mistaking her laughter for shouts of distress, jumps into the lake and carries her out. She demands to be put back in, so the prince carries her up a bank 25 feet above the lake and they jump in together. The prince has fallen in love with the princess, but the princess only cares about jumping into the lake with the prince.
When the King's evil sister learns that the princess is so happy in the water, she causes another spell to slowly drain the lake and also to dry up the entire kingdom. When the lake began to dry up, the princess remained in the castle and thought no more of the prince. The prince is love-sick and goes away to consult a hermit he met in his travels. Upon returning, the prince learns that a gold disk was discovered at the bottom of the lake with the following words:
" Death alone from death can save.
Love is death, and so is brave.
Love can fill the deepest grave.
Love loves on beneath the wave."
There is a further message on the disk that only if a man willingly sacrifices himself by filling the hole in the lake with his own body, can the lake be restored and the kingdom saved. The prince offers himself to the King with one condition; the princess must keep him company and feed him until the water rises over his head. After the water closes over the princes head, the princess suddenly shrieks and pulls the unconscious prince into her boat.The prince is brought back to the castle, more dead than alive. Finally, the prince opens his eyes and the princess bursts into tears for an hour. At the same time a great rain fell on the kingdom all the while the sun shone, forming a beautiful rainbow around the palace.
The evil sister caused no more trouble, and soon afterward her house, which was a cavern under the lake, collapsed and she drowns. The princess regained her gravity, married the prince and they lived happily ever after........
"Light of Spirit by my charms
Light of body, every part.
Never weary human arms -
Only crush thy parents heart !"
From then on the daughter princess floats about for many years, taking nothing seriously. Finally the King and Queen consult with the college of metaphysicians. The Chinese Hum-Drum and Tibetan Kopy Keck give them advise, but the King finally dismisses them both.Through a boating accident at a lake by the castle, it is discovered that by being placed in the water, the princess regains her normal gravity. So, she delights to spend as much time as possible in the lake. Meanwhile, a prince from far away is traveling in search of the perfect princess to marry. At dusk he happens upon the princess in the lake laughing loudly. The prince, mistaking her laughter for shouts of distress, jumps into the lake and carries her out. She demands to be put back in, so the prince carries her up a bank 25 feet above the lake and they jump in together. The prince has fallen in love with the princess, but the princess only cares about jumping into the lake with the prince.
When the King's evil sister learns that the princess is so happy in the water, she causes another spell to slowly drain the lake and also to dry up the entire kingdom. When the lake began to dry up, the princess remained in the castle and thought no more of the prince. The prince is love-sick and goes away to consult a hermit he met in his travels. Upon returning, the prince learns that a gold disk was discovered at the bottom of the lake with the following words:
" Death alone from death can save.
Love is death, and so is brave.
Love can fill the deepest grave.
Love loves on beneath the wave."
There is a further message on the disk that only if a man willingly sacrifices himself by filling the hole in the lake with his own body, can the lake be restored and the kingdom saved. The prince offers himself to the King with one condition; the princess must keep him company and feed him until the water rises over his head. After the water closes over the princes head, the princess suddenly shrieks and pulls the unconscious prince into her boat.The prince is brought back to the castle, more dead than alive. Finally, the prince opens his eyes and the princess bursts into tears for an hour. At the same time a great rain fell on the kingdom all the while the sun shone, forming a beautiful rainbow around the palace.
The evil sister caused no more trouble, and soon afterward her house, which was a cavern under the lake, collapsed and she drowns. The princess regained her gravity, married the prince and they lived happily ever after........
