Once upon a time there was a mirror fortune teller. His mirror was not just any mirror, but a magic mirror. The mirror has the advantage of being able to see someone's future. Because of that, the fortune teller's name is famous throughout the country which is under the rule of a great empire. He roamed from place to place, carrying a magic mirror on his horse cart. Its customers are not limited to just a few circles, but all classes, both the noble class to the common people.
"Well, apparently one more day I will find my missing ruby gem necklace from two years ago," said a noblewoman to find out that the mirror showed the noblewoman being happy with her hand holding a ruby necklace, then on the day of on the other hand, the merchant was found in the house of a commoner.
"Really? Oh, God, I'm very happy, tonight someone will come to deliver a pile of food to this house," said the poor woman, then, in the evening, a number of people came to bring a pile of food plus a number of foodstuffs that were able to support her. the poor mother and her children for one week.
"I'll be back next week, we'll see what happens next," said the fortune teller to the poor woman.
It should be noted, before fortune-telling, the fortune teller will ask about a problem or something that the customer really wants. That is, the fortune teller will filter which problems he thinks are most likely to be solved, otherwise the result will be unsatisfactory. There is a secret that fortune tellers never tell people. It actually offers a very high price if the customer is someone from the noble class. For example, a noblewoman who had hoped to find her favorite ruby soon, the fortune teller asked the condition that the woman must pay an amount of money which was twice the price of the gem. Meanwhile, if the people who come to him are commoners, then the price for one fortune telling is very cheap. Then, how can the mirror see someone's future? Actually, the mirror shows nothing but the face of the person in the mirror. It is the fortune teller who will say what will happen to the person who was reflecting earlier in the next few days. No one knows where the house of the mirror fortune teller is. He could disappear in the blink of an eye, even once someone tried to follow him, but the fortune teller immediately disappeared behind the walls of the royal square, because of that no one wanted to follow him anymore, after all, so far he had not done anything that was forbidden even his predictions made him everyone is happy.
At the same time, the country was ruled by a king who was rich, abundant in gold and gems. The throne was made of teak wood, the elbows were plated with gold and a large ruby gem affixed to the end of the velvet cushion on the chair. Meanwhile, the palace floor is lined with marble and jade imported from the Chinese kingdom. His wealth exceeds anything in the land. In the past, the king was narcissistic and liked to praise himself. He really likes to look in the mirror and even has as many as 50 mirrors on display in every corner of the room. With that, he could see how valiant and majestic the oversized clothes and royal crown were all the time. One day, the king heard that there was a mirror fortune teller who was an expert in seeing the future. He also sent people to summon the mirror fortune teller to the palace. The king intends to see his future, even though he can actually buy (change) the future with his wealth.
"Does my king seriously want to see the future?" asked the fortune teller.
"Yes, let's hurry, I can't wait," said the king.
"All right—, now look in the mirror," the fortune teller asked. The king immediately looked at the mirror. He mumbled to himself that how majestic and majestic was in the reflection of the mirror.
"—well, what do you see, fortune teller?" the king was impatient, but the fortune teller looked doubtful.
"Why, fortune teller? What do you see, why does your face look so pale?" asked the king with a forced expression on his face.
"Please, my king, I am afraid that what I am about to tell you will make you angry with me," the fortune teller hesitated even more.
"You mean?" the king insisted, but the fortune teller was silent.
"I insist, O fortune teller, be honest with me, tell me what you have seen!" the king's orders.
"—if the king insists, fine. Please listen," the fortune teller began to tell what he saw.
"My king, this mirror shows me the events of the next three days. In three days your people will launch a massive rebellion due to their accumulated disillusionment with you. Hunger afflicts the little people, while your nobles live on the side laughing. Inequality has fueled the wrath of the people. The Majesty will soon be dethroned thanks to the people's resistance, while the nobles are of little help because they are busy with their own lives," said the fortune teller.
Hearing that, the king's face turned red. His breath went up and down. He immediately called the guards to execute the fortune teller, but even though the fortune teller had been beheaded, the king was still haunted by great anxiety, and began to not sleep at night. He was afraid that in three days chaos would engulf the land. Filled with curiosity, the next day, unbeknownst to the palace advisors, the king ordered one of the guards to take him around to see the condition of his country. How sad what he found on the way. It turned out that all this time the royal advisors had been lying. They always report that the people's condition is fine and prosperous. In fact, the people look apprehensive. Hunger is everywhere. The king was devastated. He ordered the guards to stop the horse-drawn carriage that was carrying him in front of one of the markets and then descend without removing his oversized robe so that all eyes were surprised by the presence of the king. Surprisingly, the king did not find hostile gazes from his people, instead the people looked very happy and even some of them cried with emotion, different from what the fortune teller told. In his heart, the king was grateful to have punished the lying fortune teller. Suddenly a grandmother's child jumped in front of the king. How surprised the king was because he really didn't expect this until then the grandmother crouched at his feet, then cried while saying that, "—the fortune teller was right! —the fortune teller was right!—" made the king provoked to ask what the meaning of the old grandmother's words.
Someone finally explained to the king that three days ago, a mirror fortune teller came and said that the king who had not left his palace for years would visit that place in the next three days and then all the misery they had been experiencing would soon be gone all. This news was of course very surprising for the king, but on the one hand, he began to realize what the fortune teller really wanted, as he realized that he had been too far and even too far from the expectations of his people. The king immediately ordered the keeper of the royal logistics warehouse to distribute all existing deposits throughout the country. Slowly the country began to recover, the distribution of agricultural produce was done well. The commoners began to feel less pressured by the highly individualistic interests of the nobility. One day, the king was transfixed in front of one of his mirrors. He realized that the country must be controlled properly. He still didn't trust his advisors, on the one hand, he had to keep control of the taxes of the nobles in a way that would stabilize the country's economy. He had to collect excessive taxes from the manipulative nobles, while on the other hand, the people had to feel the results of the taxes collected by the nobles. Since that day, a fortune teller often travels from corner to corner of the country, giving good news to everyone | Inspired by The Ink Well Prompt #27
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| Tittle | MIRROR fortune teller |
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