Friday, February 26, 2010

The lady, or the tiger?

   The young man took a deep breath. "Don't be afraid. I can do this." He scanned the audiences' face. They were getting nosier as the time passes. He stepped forward, one tiny step at a time, towards the doors. They seemed to be a long way ahead. Finally, he reached the two doors. He had seen the Princess pointing to the right. Should he open the right door or the left door? Could the Princess had wanted to kill him since he will not be her husband? Wild thoughts raced through his mind.
   Then, he heard a roar, from the right door. He glanced back at the Princess, shocked. However, the Princess looked normal, as though nothing had happened. The crowd knew what the young man will choose. It was surely the left door, where the roar was not from.
   However, the young man turned open the right door, to the audience's horror! He glanced into the door, waiting for the tiger to pounce out and eat him out. However, nothing happened. There was just a lady , sitting on a bench behind the door, and in her hand was a tape recorder. It must had been used to make the tiger's roar!
   The lady walked towards the young man. She was one of the most beautiful lady he had ever seen, next to the Princess. The young man looked back. He stared at the Princess, who was cring uncontrollably. He understood what had happened. The princess still loved the young man, but she wanted to test if the young man still loved her and believe in her. The tears of the Princess touched the semi-barbaric king, and he gave his order. "I will let you marry my daughter, but with one condition. You have to protect her, love her and make sure that she is well every single day, till you are dead. Is that clear?"
   The young man looked at the Princess, then back at the king. " Yes." He answered. The audience gave a loud cheer. This was how the young man and the princess married, and the young man soon became the King after the old King had died. As for the lady who came out of the door, she married the young man's brother, who was also handsome like the young man andwas nice to her.