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The King's Secret (Santali Folktale)

💬New Words

Secluded:

• quiet, private, and not near people, roads, or buildings

ex. He lives in a secluded house in the forest.

Summon:

• to order someone to come to or be present at a particular place, or to officially arrange a meeting of people

ex.We were summoned to the headmaster's office.

Dungeon:

• an underground prison, especially in a castle

ex. The king threw the prisoner into the dungeon.

📚Description of the story

The king has a son who has the same ears as a cow. He was ashamed of him, and kept him hidden away in a secluded room. And forbid people to talk about it.

Later, at the ceremony, the king’s barber knew about it, but keeping this secret led his body to be abnormal, so he decided to tell the secret to the tree hole.

After a while, a drummer found the tree and made it into a drum to perform to the king. Suddenly, the drum opened its mouth and said the secret.

The king was angrily wanted to throw him in the dungeon, but at this time a minister came out to speak and told the king that everyone knew the secret, but everyone was afraid that the king would be angry.

The king finally realized that he was a very bad father, so he released his son and marched in the city.

Of course, the ending of the story is always beautiful. The king and the prince were loved by the people, and no one was laughing at the prince.💛💜