A Fairy Tale
A Fairy Tale (Completing Story)
There was a castle in the middle of a dense forest. An old fairy lived in that castle. She would fly about all day long in the form of an owl. At night she became an old woman.
There was a castle in the middle of a dense forest. An old fairy lived in that castle. She would fly about all day long in the form of an owl. At night she became an old woman.
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| A Fairy Tale |
The castle had magical power. If any young man came within a hundred yards of that castle, he would get fixed there, and be unable to move. If any woman came within that distance she would be changed into a bird.
Near the forest there lived a wood-cutter. He had a beautiful daughter Champa by name. A young shepherd named Champak also lived there. Champak and Champa were friends from their childhood.
One day Champak and Champa went out for a walk in the wood. They were tried. They sat near the castle. Soon Champa was changed into a nightingale. Champak saw this. He looked on and stood there helplessly. The fairy, however, let him go. But Champak went to the goddess of love. He worshiped her for days and nights. At last, the goddess of love became kind of him and gave him a rose. The rose had magical powers. A touch of rose would do away with the charm under which Champa lay in the castle.
Champak entered into the castle with the rose. The wicked fairy became very angry to see Champak. But she could not do him any harm. The fairy then began to run with a cage. Champak ran after her and touched the cage with the rose. Champak got back her normal form and stood before Champak.
Champak and Champa were then reunited in marriage. They lived in peace and happiness hereafter.
