The Knight, the Princess and the Shooting Star

There lived a knight who fell in love with The Youngest Princess of Fairy Kingdom. But someday the Princess rose up to heaven and the Knight was so upset. He is the master of sword art and horse riding but he did not know how to fly.

Then he came out of the castle to learn how to fly to a butterfly. But the butterfly could only teach him to reach the tree top. He then learned from a little bird, but it could only take him to the tower. He learned from the eagle but it could just reach the mountain top. There was no any bird could fly higher.

The Knight was so sad but he did not give up. He asked the wind to take him fly higher than the mountain and clouds. Still, the Princess was too high up above and there was no any wind could reach the sky.

The Knight began to feel sad and desperate. Then a Shooting Star passed by. He could hear the desperate Knight cried. He then offered the Knight to teach him how to blast in the speed of light. He would be able to blast faster than the fire bolt and as high as a thousand skies. But, if the Knight failed to stop at the right place, he would be ruined into dust. The Knight agreed. He put all of his trust to the Shooting Star.

“This is the journey of a true love,” said the Shooting Star “Close your eyes now then say stop when you feel her nearby”

Then they blasted off. It was only love could keep the Knight warm in the very cold night. Then, he felt it.

”Stop,” said the Knight.

When the Shooting Star looked down, he could see a lonely beautiful Princess. She looked so bright in the middle of the night sky. The Shooting Star fell in love with her. He then released his grip on the Knight who soon blasted off again so fast that he was ruined into dust. The Shooting Star then came down to get into the Princess he fell in love with.

In turn, an aurora was painted in the north sky as a memory of the Knight’s true love and valor.

THE END

(Cerita asli: Kesatria, Putri, dan Bintang Jatuh punya Dee Lestari)