In the faraway kingdom there is an old king who wants to find his successor. Rather than appoint one of the courtiers and their children, the king decided to choose another way. He called the princes into the palace and said:
"My children, it is time to give way to the most worthy emperor." Today, I will give each of you a special seed. Every day, come back here and show me your achievements. "
Listen to his father said, the prince extremely surprised. Ling - one of the cheerful princes taking the seed back home. He was delighted to tell Mom about his father's request, and Ling's mother helped him find a pot, scraping the soil, and nursing the seeds. Every day, young prince hard to water, waiting for seed germination. Over the past three weeks, the princes have started boasting about the growing trees, but Ling's seed has not changed.
Time to go, 3 weeks, 4 weeks and 5 weeks ... is still empty pots. There were no trees in Ling's pots over the past six months, while other princes had grown large, healthy trees. Day after day Ling quietly waiting for the miracle will come to his seed.
At the end of the year, the princes were eager to bring their pots to show to their father. Prince Ling was reluctant, he did not want to go to see the king with such an empty pot. Seeing Ling barking, losing sleep and eating, Ling's mother advised him to tell the truth to his father about his seed. Listening to his mother's words, Ling's heart suddenly tightened, he quietly carried the empty pot to the palace.
Just arrived, he was overwhelmed when a lot of beautiful pots with all the shapes and sizes are competing boldly brilliant. Seeing Ling laying the empty pot on the floor, the princes laughed and scoffed.
Then the king entered the palace, he looked around and said:
- My beloved children, the beautiful pots. Today I will choose the most worthy emperor.
Suddenly, the king's face stopped in Ling - the little prince stood at the back of the room with the empty pot. The king asked the soldiers to invite him to the front. Ling trembling trembling and thought the king might be angry and beheaded him for not obey.
As Ling stepped forward, his father said:
- I declare the new emperor of the kingdom, Ling.
Too sudden, Ling can not believe it is true. Even if he can not plant seeds, how can he become an emperor?
To everyone's surprise, the king smiled and said:
- A year ago we gave each of you a seed, and asked you to show us your fruits after one year. But all the seeds I gave you are boiled so you can not plant them anymore. All of you, except Ling, bring us brilliant pots. When you know that seeds do not germinate, you have replaced our seed with another seed. Ling is the only one brave and honest to bring us the pot with the seeds we give. Therefore, Ling is the only one worthy of the throne.
The seeds that you are planting can make this life beautiful or worse. One day, you will enjoy fresh fruit or pay for your choice. So be careful when sowing a seed because it will determine what you will be harvesting in the future.
