Our World Readers: The Songbirds' Flute

There was once an unhappy princess. Her father, the king, held a concert. He promised great riches to the musician who could make his daughter smile. One man sang so beautifully that the princess smiled. But he did not want gold. He only wanted the princess' love. Would he succeed and win the princess?

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There was once an unhappy princess. Her father, the king, held a concert. He promised great riches to the musician who could make his daughter smile. One man sang so beautifully that the princess smiled. But he did not want gold. He only wanted the princess� love. The princess agreed to marry him only if he learned to sing as sweetly as the songbirds. Would he succeed and win the princess?