Once upon a time, there was a great Rongcha kingdom. The great kingdom had frequent battles with the neighbouring kingdom. The reason for the battles was the border dispute between these two kingdoms. The king a wise man was getting old. So he thought of grooming his son as his successor. Therefore, the next time when the king went for the battle, he took his son along with him. His son, the young prince, was as brave as his father. In the battle the prince fought like a lion and captured a warlord of the enemy kingdom. The prince brought this warlord in front of the king. “What should we do with this scum?” asked the prince, pointing at the enemy warlord. “I think we should kill him, Your Highness” spoke one eager minister. “And why is that?” asked the king, glaring at the minister. “Pardon me, My King. I thought that because he is our enemy and he is fighting a war against us, he deserves to die” answered the scared minister. “I agree with him father” said the prin...
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