Once a upon a time there was king, evil with greed, and most
notable for his addiction to women. The king had ruled over the kingdom for
seven years and seven years it was of pure agony and starvation for the people
of the kingdom. People would plan out ways to kill the king but the king was
very cautious and smart about not being exposed. As the months went by on the
seventh year people were just about done with the king and wanted to over throw
him. However, it was impossible because the king with his tactics was wise and
controlled most of the higher ups that could do anything about the situation.
The king’s guard was also one of the best known around the world. To kill the
king was a mission impossible.
Right
outside the big city lived in a tiny little house a young woman known for
herbal remedies. Some claimed she was a witch and others, claimed she was just
one with Mother Nature. This young woman was very beautiful and had never put a
foot in the city ran by the king. Men would fall instantly in love with her but
she would never give any man her attention. The young woman was a very generous
and helpful woman to any person who came up to see her and take from her
remedies.
One day a
former servant of the king came down to the woman because he had an infected
wound and was in need of healing. The man got to the woman and she healed up
his wounds. The young woman then asked, “who has done this to you?” The man
responded, “the dreadful king who rules like a tyrant and mistreats his loyal
servants, and for this he must die.” The
Servant knew of his addiction for woman so he asked the beautiful young lady if
she was up to the task to rid of this dreadful king. The woman agreed and left
to the city instantly with the servant.
Upon
arriving to castle the king went head over heels seeing the beauty of the young
woman standing in front of him. The King came to her and said, “What bring such
a pretty face to upon me today?” The young woman responded, “I’ve come to wed
you oh majestic king.” The king delighted set everything up for the wedding
instantly and so night came. On that night the young woman stayed the night
with king and made love to him. Once asleep she took a sword and cut his head
of and wrapped it around with bed sheets and swiftly left the city. The next day the servant of the king noticed
he did not wake so they got the royal guard and broke down the door to find the
king lying in his blood headless. The
young woman had got away anybody suspected it had been her.
Authors Note: This story was inspired by the Nigerian Folktale The Pretty stranger that killed the king found Folk Stories from southern Nigeria. by Elphinstone Dayrell (1910). The story tells of how witch disguised herself as a pretty young woman killed the king by cutting his head off. In this same way I used a pretty woman that killed the king by cutting his head off. I kept a lot of the details the same however i went in a little more detail about what the king was like.
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