The Prince and the Zombie by Tenzin Wangmo

Author:Tenzin Wangmo
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Shambhala Publications

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Hunting Down the Zombie Again

SO IT WAS that the determined prince Dechö Zangpo traveled across the entire kingdom again until he reached the place called Silwaytsal, where the dead dwelled. Forcing aside the numerous dead beings who crowded around him, by touching their heads with the cone-shaped red object, he finally caught a glimpse of the object of his hunt, the zombie Ngödrup Dorje. The zombie was gold on the top, silver on the bottom, and had a mane of pure turquoise. As soon as he was seen, the zombie fled into the top of a sandalwood tree, saying, “I am not the right one! I am not the right one!” But once again, being very sure of himself, he finally came down from the tree and ended up in the prince’s magic sack, which the prince tied up securely with his magic rope.

The twenty-fourth day, when the prince was once again in the process of crossing the great barren plain, Ngödrup Dorje began speaking to him in a very sweet and soothing voice:

“In this desolate region, there are no people and you know very well you will not find a place to rest, not even a place the size of a prairie-dog dropping. So to make this long journey a little more pleasant, I propose two solutions. Either you, a living being, will tell me a story, or I, who am a dead being, will tell you one.”

The prince, sorely tried but more than ever on his guard, did not answer a word, and the zombie resumed where he had left off telling him the story of the beggar.

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