The sea maiden went

The sea maiden went to the palace

In ancient Persia there lived a king called Hruman, who lived in Floresan. There are many beauties in his palace, but no one can give him one

Gave birth to a boy and a half girl. One day it occurred to him that he was over fifty years old and had no children to succeed him

Offspring, the emperor industry from generation to generation, could not help but be very sad.

King Hruman was troubled because he had no son to succeed him, when one of his guards hurried up and played

'Your Majesty! There is a merchant at the palace door, and he is accompanied by a very beautiful woman."

"Oh! Go and fetch the merchant and the girl to me at court."

The guards obeyed, and brought the merchant and the girl before the king.

The king looked at the girl carefully and saw that her figure was as slender and slender as a spear, draped in embroidered silk

Soft. When the merchant saw the king, he lifted the veil from the girl's face, and her beauty lit up the whole palace

Grow bright. She wore her hair in seven braids, and it hung down her legs like a ponytail. The king could not help admiring the girl's slender figure and her beauty

I looked stunned. He said to the merchant:

"How much do you want for this girl, old man?"

"Sire, to tell you the truth, I bought her from the dealer for a thousand ducats. For three years, I carried her around

Traveling around. Just arrived in your country today. She had spent thirty thousand dollars in succession alone. Right now, I just want to think of her as

A precious gift for Your Majesty."

When the king heard this, he redoubled his reward to the merchant and paid him ten thousand gold.

The merchant accepted the reward, kissed the king's hand, and took his leave gratefully.

The king gave the girl to his maid and said, "Serve her well, dress her well, and spare her another

A palace for her to live in." She also asked her servants to carry all the necessary furniture into the palace for her to enjoy.

At the king's command, the maids put the girl in a palace near the sea. There are several Windows facing the sea, by

The view from this distance is very beautiful. The king was so concerned about the girl that he went to see her in the palace, but she did not respond. She doesn't understand

We must rise to meet the king. The king sighed, "She seems uneducated and ignorant of common manners." He looks at one more girl at a time

The more beautiful and lovely she seems to my eyes. Her face was like the full moon, like the sun in a clear sky. King's pair

Amazed at her beauty, she could not help praising Allah for his wonderful creation. He sat down softly by the girl and ordered a great feast

But after eating, the girl was still silent. The king questioned her, made small talk to her, but she did not answer,

He just kept his head down and said nothing. It was only because she was beautiful that the king never got angry with her and thought, "Praise Allah! is

He has created this stunning beauty, and his only regret is that she never speaks. That is not enough." Then he asked left and right

Maidservant:

'Does she speak to you?

"She has never spoken a word or ordered us to do anything since she came here."

The sea maiden spoke