The Long Path to Wisdom by Jan-Philipp Sendker & Lorie Karnath & Jonathan Sendker & Lisa Liesener & Kevin Wiliarty

Author:Jan-Philipp Sendker & Lorie Karnath & Jonathan Sendker & Lisa Liesener & Kevin Wiliarty
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Other Press
Published: 2018-10-22T16:00:00+00:00

The young prince returned to the cave and cleared the webbing with his sword. The nats were filled with gratitude, and they offered him the hand of the youngest nat, a beautiful woman named Shin Mi Ya. Even at first sight the two had eyes only for each other, and the prince married her on the spot.

The couple continued on their way and stopped to rest in the shadow of an expansive tree. By an inconceivable stroke of ill luck, a large troll happened also to be resting in the vicinity of the tree. Worse than that, this troll was none other than the latest reincarnation of the foe the prince had already encountered and defeated, first as a giant bird and then as a spider. The troll caught the young man unprepared, wrenched the deadly bow and arrow from his grasp, and flung the weapons far away. Then he seized the prince and his bride and cast a heavy iron net over them.

It was a desperate moment for the two lovers. The prince looked sorrowfully at the weeping Shin Mi Ya. What should he do?

At that moment the prince remembered the dragon’s promise. He struck the ground three times with his palm and called loudly for his old friend, who appeared at once. The dragon brought the prince the bow and arrows he so urgently required. Then he freed the prisoners from the iron net. Now the prince was ready to face the troll.

It was a bitter struggle in which the prince only gradually gained the upper hand. Just as he was about to deal the troll his death blow, the monster transformed yet again. All at once the prince found himself face-to-face with the legendary magician Saw Gyi. He wore a flowing red robe and brandished a long staff. Before the prince could stop him, Saw Gyi made off with Shin Mi Ya, leaving the young man behind, severely wounded.

The young nat Shin Mi Ya put up a spirited but unsuccessful defense. After a while she asked Saw Gyi for some water. Her kidnapper paused to rest with her beside a rushing river. He scooped water from the stream with a silver bowl for her, but she was not satisfied. She even declined to drink from the golden bowl Saw Gyi tried next. She wanted to drink the water straight from his mouth, she said.

As the wizard bent over the river, Shin Mi Ya shoved him from behind. Saw Gyi made a hasty effort to divert the waters with magic, but Shin Mi Ya cast her cloak over him so that the magician sped downstream and was soon out of sight.

Breathless, Shin Mi Ya raced back to the scene of the battle, where, alas, she found nothing but the bloodied ground. Taking a closer look, she noticed that the bloodstains revealed a trail. She followed it, nearly out of her mind with fear for her beloved prince. At the end of the trail she found him. Dead. His cheeks were still rosy, his body still warm, but he was no longer breathing.

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