BED TIME STORIES

Children around the world since time immemorial are attracted to stories. The most attractive for them are bed time stories. These stories work as lullabies. Hence parents and grandparents very easily make them fall asleep.

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                                     TAILOR BIRD AND KING’S TALE

In a corner of the king’s garden was the tailor bird’s nest. The king’s men put all the gold coins oF his treasury to dry in the sun. But in the evening they forgot to put one gold coin back in the chest.

The tailorbird took this coin and kept it in his nest. He thought, “Oh! I’m so rich. I’ve got the same wealth as the king. Since then, he kept on saying, “Whatever wealth is in King’s house, the same wealth is in my house!”

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The king heard this sitting in his courtroom. He asked his courtiers what the bird was chirping. They folded their hands and said, “Majesty, the bird is saying that it has the same wealth that the king has!”

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Hearing this, the king laughed and ordered his men to go and check Tailor Bird’s nest. They came and told the king about the gold coin. The king immediately ordered his men to bring the coin as it belonged to him. The king’s men without delay brought the gold coin from the bird’s nest. Tailor Bird became very sad and chirped, “King is so greedy. He took away poor Tailor Bird’s wealth.”

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King heard this. He again laughed and said, “The bird, I see, is very naughty! Ok, go and return him his coin.” Getting back the money, Tailor Bird became very happy. Then he chirped, “King is so scared! He returned Tailor Bird’s coin!” The king asked, “What is the bird chirping now?” The courtiers said, “The bird is saying that your majesty was scared and hence returned him the coin.”

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Now the king was extremely angry. “What! How dare it says I’m scared! Go and bring the bird. Fry it and serve me as a dish!” No sooner did the king say this than his men went and brought the poor bird. The king held the bird in his fist and took it to his queens. “Today I’ll eat the fry of this bird,” said the king. As the king left, all seven queens started taking a look at the bird.

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The first queen said, “Let me take this pretty bird in my hands and see.” And she took Tailor Bird in her hands. Seeing this, another queen asked to let her hold the bird in her hands. Now when the third queen was about to take the bird in her hands, it slipped and flew away.

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What a disaster! Now how to solve this problem? If the king comes to know he will surely kill all the queens.

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In this way, the queens were regretting, when a frog hopped by. All the seven queens’ eyes fell on the frog. They caught hold of it and said, “Sshh! Nobody should know of this. Let us fry it. King will eat this and think he has eaten the tailor bird.”

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The queens skinned the frog, fried it, and served the king to eat. The king was very happy to eat it. After that, he went to his courtroom. He sat on his throne and thought, “At last I’ve taught the bird a lesson.” Just then he heard the bird say,

                                                               “What a joy, what a joy!

                                                                The king ate frog fry!”

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Hearing this, the king jumped off his throne. He started to spit, vomit, wash his mouth, and whatnot. And then he ordered, “Cut off the noses of all seven queens.” Immediately the executioner went and chopped off the noses of all seven queens.

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Seeing this, Tailor Bird said,

                                                 “Tailor Bird hopped and hopped

                                                 Seven queens’ noses got chopped!”

King said, “Bring the rogue here! Now I’ll swallow it! Let me see how it escapes now!” Tailor Bird was brought. King said, “Bring water!” Water came. King filled his mouth with water. He put the bird in his mouth and swallowed it.

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Everybody said, “Now the bird is defeated.” But no sooner did they say this than the king burped. All the courtiers were startled and Tailor Bird came out with that burp and flew out. King said, “Flying away! Flying away! Catch it! Catch it!”

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Immediately two hundred people ran out and caught the poor bird and brought it back to the king. Then again they brought water. A soldier came and stood in front of the king with a bare sword in his hand. As soon as the bird flies out of the king’s mouth he’ll cut it into pieces.