Thursday, May 17, 2012
Once upon a time there was a princess who had a dad whom everyone quite naturally called “King”.
This King Lee was the only king in his country. But once a year, he traveled to a far off country to visit another king, King Aling.
King Lee had fifteen daughters and one son. King Aling had fifteen sons, but just one daughter. Her name was Ting. She was named after her dad’s favorite dessert made from crushed wheat flakes and chocolate. And she knew she was so loved by her dad. She was the only daughter and she knew she was loved in the most special way.
Of King Lee’s fifteen daughters, one wanted to be loved in that special way too. But she was only one daughter in fifteen. Her name was Shannon.
Shannon shared these feelings with Ting, not knowing that Ting would later share them with her dad.
King Lee waited until the long trip home. When they had almost reached home, he told his Royal Subject to take the rest of his family the rest of the way home. He had a subject he wanted to discuss with Shannon.
King Lee took her to a very special place. It was a hillside covered with beautiful orange flowers. Shannon was so captivated by the beauty that she ran over the hillside which stretched on downward to a vast field of the same orange flowers, extending all the way to the sea.
As Shannon ran through the flowers, the delicate petals that she brushed against fell off, but there were so many flowers you couldn’t tell.
The King also ran through the field, remembering the last time he had done this, when he was a boy. He felt the same joy now as he ran through the field. He caught up with Shannon and they both had to catch their breath.
Shannon catches hers first, “This is a most wonderful day. Thank you so much, Your Excellency.”
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