The Prince with Donkey Ears

 The Prince with Donkey Ears

Once there was a king and a queen. They didn’t have any children, so they went to three fairies. After listening to the king, they decided to give him a son. The beautiful fairy granted the child beauty. The intelligent fairy granted him smartness, and the wise fairy granted him two donkey ears. As promised, the prince was born. He grew up with two donkey ears but was the smartest and most handsome. He always wore a hat to hide his ears and could not take it off.

One day a royal barber came to cut his hair and saw the donkey ears. He couldn’t keep it to himself, and soon word spread across the kingdom. Everyone started making fun of the prince. Finally, one day the prince pulled off his hat and confessed that it was true. He then said sorry for pointing out others' faults when he had bigger ones. The wish fairy appeared and got rid of his ears. She said, ‘I granted you these ears so you wouldn’t become selfish. Now be compassionate with everyone.’