The Princess and the Salt
Once there was a king and his three daughters. One day, the king wanted to know who loved him the most. So he asked them how much they loved him. The youngest daughter said, ‘As much as I love salt.’ He became furious at being compared to salt and banished her.
She wandered in the forest and met a wealthy merchant from a neighboring village. She told everything to him, and soon they fell in love. They married and lived in a mansion. The king lost his way and reached the merchant’s place one day. Though he was r
, they did not talk to him. The daughter prepared a variety of delicious food for him. When the king started eating them, he realised there was no salt in any of them. The king, furious, demanded to meet the cook.
He was astonished to see his daughter. She said, ‘The food is terrible without salt. Now, do you know how much I love you?’ The king apologised and promised never to doubt her love for him ever again.
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