Korean folk story: the story of the child with the empty flower pot

a long time ago, there was a wise and beloved king in a country.

however, he was old and old kings had no children.

and that which was in his heart caused him to suffer.

one day, the king came up with a way to say, “i will personally choose an honest child throughout the country to be my adopted son.” he commanded that every child should be given some seeds and declared: “if anyone can produce the most beautiful flowers from these seeds, then the child is my heir.” all the kids planted those seeds.

they are well cared for by water, fertilization and pine soil from morning to night.

there was a boy named yuzhi, who grew flowers all day.

but ten days, six months, and one month...

the seeds in the flower basin are still the same and do not germinate.

"that's weird!" the male wonders.

and finally, he asked his mother, "mother, why can't i grow flowers?" mother was worried about the same thing, and she said, "you can change the soil in the flower pot.

can you see it?" according to his mother, the seeds had been planted in the new soil, but they still did not germinate.

the day has come when the king decides to watch the flowers.

numerous children in beautiful clothes have sprung up on the streets, each carrying a flower pot, and everyone wants to be the prince of the throne.

but somehow, when the king looked around the flowers and walked out of the sight of a child, there was no happy look on his face.

suddenly, by a shop, the king saw the male day of tears.

this kid's got an empty flowerpot standing there.

the king called him to his side and asked, "why are you carrying an empty flower pot?" the male drew and told the king how he had grown the flowers, but the seeds had been unprejudiced for a long time, and said that this could be a karma because he had stolen an apple from someone else ' s orchard.

the king heard the male answer and was happy to hold his hands and shout, "this is my faithful son!" "why did you choose a child with an empty flower pot as a successor?" the children asked the king.

so the king said, "the seed i sent you is cooked, people." listening to the king's words, the children with the most beautiful flowers, they all look red, because they plant other flowers。