King Thrush Beard - Grade 3

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A King had a daughter who wasvery pretty, but proud andarrogant. One day the Kinggave a party and invited manymen who were eager to marryher. The Princess should choose

a bridegroom from amongthem.


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But she found fault withevery one of them. Andone suitor, a King, shemocked especially for hehad a crooked chin. "Ah,"

said the Princess. "He'sgot a chin like the beak ofa thrush!" And since then

he was calledThrushbeard.


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But the King was veryannoyed with his

daughter's arrogance andpromised, "You will marrythe first beggar that comes

to the castle!" Soonafterwards a musiciansang beneath a window ofthe castle, and at once theKing insisted that thePrincess should marry

him.


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The musician took his Princess

away. As they went through a

great forest she asked, "Whoseforest is this?"

It belongs to KingThrushbeard. If you'd married

him, it would be yours!" She

said regretfully, "Oh, silly me! IfI'd only married King

Thrushbeard!"


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At last they came to a small,

shabby house. "That's ourhouse," said the musician."Make a fire and start cooking

my dinner!" But the Princesshad no idea about cooking andher husband had to help her.From now on she led a terrible

life. She had to work hard, andher soft hands became roughand chapped.


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"You're of no use for any work," said

her husband angrily. "I will makesome pots and you can sell them atthe market." People liked buying the

pots and jugs from the stall of thepretty woman. But then one day adrunken soldier rode his horse right

through her display of pottery.


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Everything broke into athousand pieces. And the

Princess was afraid herhusband would be very angrywith her, and she didn't dare

to go home for a long time.But when she went home atlast her husband had gone.Now the Princess lived aloneand poor in the little house.And with every day shebecame more miserable.


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Then one day a man invited her toa feast at the palace. She thoughthe had taken pity on her and she

agreed. She took a large pot and aleather bag with her for anyleftovers she might take back from

the party.


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She threw a thin coat over her

tatty clothes and the man tookher to the palace. There weremany, many dishes of

magnificent food at the feast.The poor Princess went into thekitchen and filled her pot with

some soup and her bag withsome crusts of bread and leftovermeat.


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She was just about to leave

when one of the guestsasked her to dance withhim. She refused at first

but the guests made herdance with him. The potthat she had hidden

underneath her coat fell tothe floor and there wassoup everywhere.


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And the bread and the leftovers

fell out as well. All the guestslaughed at her. The Princess

was so ashamed that she

wanted to disappear. Quicklyshe ran to the door. She thought

with a sad heart, I could have

had so much fun if I hadmarried the king.


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On the stairs she was caught

by the man who had invitedher to the feast. He led herback into the ballroom. He

noticed that she took a goodlook at him but paid noattention. The longer the

Princess looked at him, thesurer she was that he wasKing Thrush beard.


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He spoke kindly to her and said,

Dont be afraid, I am not a badperson. I am the musician andalso the drunken rider who

knocked over your pots. I did allthis to make you see that it isnot good to be haughty and so

full of pride. At these words theprincess cried bitterly andasked for the kings pardon.


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Those evil days are gone, said

the king. Now we shall celebrateour marriage and you will live asmy queen. The Princess's father

and the entire princelyhousehold were invited. Shereceived the most beautiful

dresses and jewellery as is onlyproper for a marriage to a King.


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The marriage was

celebratedthroughout the landand the princess nowbegan her happy lifeas Queen of theCountry of KingThrush Beard.


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Q1. Why was the old king upset?

Q2. What kind of life did theprincess lead?Q3. Why did the guest laugh at

the princess?Q4. Did the king forgive theprincess for being haughty? Whatmakes you say so?

Q5. Alls well that ends well -Justify in context of the story.

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