Introduction to Sleep
a gift for the princess

In ancient times, there lived a princess. His father was a famous king, and loved his daughter very much. Because of that regret, all the wishes of his son will definitely be obeyed. If the princess asks for anything, then her father immediately gives it in excess.

One day, the princess asked her father for silk. Hearing his daughter's request, the father immediately gathered all the best silk merchants in the kingdom, and one by one they put their silk in front of him, so that the princess could easily choose.

When winter came, the princess asked for a fireplace to warm her body. Immediately the father gathered all the carpenters in the kingdom to collect firewood, then they lit a fire, so that the body of the princess became warm.

When the princess wanted a star, her father gathered a precious stone craftsman. They formed gemstones into extremely beautiful and glittering stars.

One day, the princess took a walk in the palace garden. Suddenly he saw the poor gardener's son watering the flowers in the garden.

The princess looked at the gardener's son, saying, “Hei.., do you have silk like the one I am wearing?”, “Do you have a fireplace like the one in my house?”, do you have a, ask the princess again, “And do you have a beautiful star like this?! You definitely don't have. Where can you get all that. You are just the son of a poor gardener. You don't have a king's father or a prince” brother. The princess continued arrogantly.

The gardener's son just kept quiet and laughed at the princess's babble and did not reply. And since then, the princess often went to the park every day to show off what she had to the gardener's son, and she would always say, '''bout a gardener's son, “Do you have silk like I wear this?”. “Do you have a fireplace like the one in my house?”. “And do you have a beautiful star like this?”. “You definitely don't have. Where can you get all that. You are just the son of a poor gardener. You don't have a king's father or a prince” brother.

And the gardener's son was again silent and smiling. He didn't reply to it. However, at one point, he responded to the princess's attitude by laughing while saying, “Indeed, I have no king's father and no prince's brother… I am just a poor gardener. I don't have silk like you wear. I don't have a fireplace like the one in your room, and I don't have stars out of jewels like yours. But I have very fine silk, I have a red flame that does not sting, and I have a sparkling star, all gathered together and can walk together on the ground. He is much more beautiful than all you have”, but the boy did not want to lose.

The princess was shocked and astonished at the gardener's son's words, and said to herself, “What is the truth that the gardener's son said? It has fine silk, non-stinging red flames, and sparkling stars, all of which become one and can walk together on the ground?” Mumbled the princess. “While I had silk, fire and stars that did not become one and could not walk on the ground, and the fire that was in my house was hot and could burn anyone nearby,” thought the princess while contemplating.

Since the princess heard the words of the gardener's son, she always thought about it, and dreamed of having what the gardener's son had.

Birthdays are approaching, and soon. The princess complained to her father, “Dad... later if I had a birthday, I would like a fine silk gift, the heat of the fire does not sting, and the sparkling stars, I would like to give you a gift of silk, all so one and can walk on the ground,” pinta the princess.

The minister delivered what the adviser said, and regretted not being able to fulfill the princess' request.

When the princess found out that her request was not fulfilled, she fell ill and lay on her bed. He cannot move as agilely as he used to when healthy. The king was worried and panicked to see the state of his daughter. Then he asked the palace physician to treat his daughter.

“The king should be worried about the state of the princess, because the pain will not be treated except by fulfilling her request,” the advice of the court physician.

The king was confused about the problem, he did not know what to do to fulfill his daughter's request to recover from her illness.

Finally the king made a competition in all corners of the kingdom and the country. Who can fulfill the request of the princess will be given a lot of gold gifts and will be made a prince.

Everyone in the kingdom started looking for what the princess asked for. While the royal army travels from one place to another across the country with the same purpose. But they did not find what the princess wanted.

One night, the poor gardener's son came to the palace, and he told the palace guard that he had a gift for the princess.

Then immediately the guard drove him to meet the princess. The gardener's son smiled when he saw the princess, saying, “Take this gift, princess.”. Next he took out a tiny and beautiful little cat from his pocket. And said, “This cat has fine fur like silk, its tongue is red like fire but not stinging, and its eyes sparkle like stars. All gathered together into one and walked together on the ground.”

The princess laughed. He immediately took the cat, stroking its fine fur like silk. He saw her tongue as red as fire, and he looked at her beautiful eyes and shone like the sparkle of stars in the sky.

The princess clenched and hugged her sweet cat. The king was very happy to see his daughter healed. Finally the king gave a great reward to the son of the gardener and he was appointed as a prince.