The King was a powerful man with loyal servants and subject that he ruled with an iron fist. That same iron fist ruled over his Queen and the Princess. It was because of his cruel nature and self serving way that the King made many enemies, which put the Queen and Princess at great risk. And although the King had promised a place in heavens for the Princess his malevolence would one day drive the Queen away and jeopardize her gift.
In order to protect her child from the King’s wrath and that of his enemies the Queen, late one night when the sky turned dark as soot, spirited the girl far away. She sought refuge in a far off land with a kind and gentle Gypsy woman. When the King realized that his Queen and Princess were missing he emidialtly sent word out that whoever found them would receive a genourse reward. Word quickly came back to the King that Queen had left of her own volition. An outraged King vowed vengeance upon his wife.
The King eventually found his Queen and in a murderous rage impelled her with his mighty sward. The Princess aghast at her fathers furry refused to go back to his kingdom, choosing instead to stay with the old woman. In his resentment he denounced his daughter and took away her place in the heavens.
The Gypsy educated the young Princess and loved her like her own. Never once did the girl complain or feel sorry for herself. At night the Gypsy couldn’t help but over hear the Princess’s wish to dance in the heavens. And because of the girls pure heart she went to see an old traveler, long over a young mans journey, who was wise in the ways of alchemy. He himself was very fond of the young child, and a tad smitten with the Gypsy woman and promised to help make the forlorn little Princess’s wish comes true. However, it would take some time.
As time went on the young princess grew into an intelligent and educated young woman who still had the dreams and desires of her childhood and longed to dance amongst the stars like her father had once promised. She new it would never happen but it didn’t stop her from wishing every night upon the brightest star she could see in the sky.
On the Princess’s 17th birthday the King threw a big celebration in honor of nothing just to spite his young offspring. However, what he did not know was that the celebration he witnessed in the night’s sky was of a Princess dancing amongst the stars. The alchemist made a potion that turned the girl’s flesh and blood into ash that the old woman scattered into the sky so the girl would have her wish and be able to dance in the heavens for all eternity.
Physics 101 – Astronomy
Summer 2007
Assignment – Personal Myth
by: raNae boNella aNderson
originally written: 12 June 2007
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