The King has a secret nobody should know. What can it be?
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The King's Secret
A Santali Folktale
There once lived a king
who had a son
with the ears
of an ox.
The king was ashamed of him,
and kept the prince
hidden away
in a secluded room in the palace.
Soon
the time came
for the prince's
head-shaving ceremony.
The king called
the royal barber
from another kingdom
and the ceremony
was held in secret.
When it was finished,
the king
summoned the barber to his personal chamber
and warned him.
"Never tell anyone
about the prince's ears.
If you do,
I will throw you into the dungeon!"
The barber promised not to say
a word about it to anyone.
But alas,
he was very bad at keeping secrets.
Days passed
and his stomach began to swell.
"I must tell someone
or else my stomach will explode!"
thought the barber.
Just then a splendid idea crossed his mind.
He walked up to an old tree
and quickly whispered
the secret to it.
His stomach immediately
shrank back to its normal size,
and he felt much better.
"The tree
will definitely keep
the king's secret safe,"
said the barber to himself.
A few days later
a drummer came by
in search of
some good wood to make a new drum.
He stopped
in front of the same tree
the barber had whispered
his secret to.
"This is exactly
what I’m looking for!"
he thought to himself, looking at the tree.
He soon made himself
a new drum
and went to the palace
to sing in front of the king.
The guard at the gate was happy
to see him.
"Sing something
to please the king.
He's in a bad mood today,"
said the guard.
Suddenly
the drum began
to sing on its own.
“I have a secret
no one should hear.
The king's son has ox's ears!”
The guard quickly grabbed the drum
and shouted at the drummer,
"Nobody can reveal
the king's secret!
Run away
before someone catches you!"
But it was too late.
The king
had heard the song and ordered
the drummer
to be brought in.
The poor drummer
was dragged into court.
"Throw him in the dungeon!"
thundered the king.
"But he didn’t do it,”
said the guard.
“It was his drum,
Your Majesty."
"Then throw the drum
in the dungeon too.
And punish
all those who heard my secret!"
roared the king.
He was so angry
that his moustache quivered.
The guard boldly stepped forward.
"Then
you'd better throw
your whole kingdom into the dungeon,
Your Majesty,
because we all know
your secret."
The king was stunned.
He looked at
his most trusted minister.
"Is this true?"
he asked.
"Yes, Your Majesty.
We never said anything
because we didn't
want to upset you"
replied the minister.
The king felt ashamed.
He realized
what a cruel father he had been
to keep his son hidden away
for so many years.
The next day,
the king declared
a holiday.
He held a special parade
and proudly took his son
around the kingdom.
Everyone cheered
and waved at the young prince
in spite of his ox’s ears.
The guard
led the procession,
followed by the drummer,
who played his new drum.
Narration: Edzard
Translation: Aditi Das & Hella-Maria Vierus
Illustration : Emanuele Scanziani
Music : Ladislav Brozman & Riccardo Carlotta
Animation: BookBox
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