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The HappyCoupleThe HappyCoupleA longtime ago,there wasa happyprince andprincess in a country.They tookcare of,and lovedeach othervery much,and theircountry washappy,too.Therefore theydidn tenvyanything else.There wasone thingthey worriedabout.They wantedto makesure theycould livehappilyforever likethisOne day,one of the subjectsfound outthe couplesworry andtold them,“Prince,I heardthatthere isa magic charm,and itcan protectyou fromany unfortunateevent.If youalways,carry the magic charmwith you,your fearand worrywill disappear.z〃Is ittrue Wherecan Ifind thatcharm”The princeasked himjoyfully.There isan〃old manin theforest,and heknows abouteverything.You canask him.The couplevisited the old man,and askedfor helpwith theirworries andfears.The oldmannodded hishead asif heknew everythingand said,“Travel allaround theworld.Then,whenyou meeta very happy couple,ask themto cut a piece of theirunderwear.If youkeep thepiece〃oftheunderwear,your fearand worrywill goaway.,The coupleappreciated the old mans kindnessand set out onthe journey.The couplewanderedaround everywhereand heardabout ahappy knightand hiswife ofone town.They wentto visit〃the knight.Are youreally happylike therumor”Then theknight answered.0f course,we are,,Prince.But ouronly worryand problemis thatwe didn t haveany children.They hadto findan absolutelyhappy couple,so theycontinued theirjourney.They visitedahappy couplewho werefamous fortheir happinessin thenext town.And theyasked the coupleif they were reallyhappy.The coupleanswered.Yes,we areveryhappy.But wehave toomanychildren.A motherwith alarge broodnever hasa peacefulday.We worrytoo muchabout ourchildren.They couldnot geta magiccharm thistime too,and keptgoing on their trip.It wasveryhard tofind thehappiest couplein theworld.One day,the princecouple meta shepherdand hiswifein abig field.The shepherdwas playinga fluteand drivinga herdof sheep,and hiswife tooktheir twochildrento him.As soonas theshepherd sawhis family,he ranto themdirectly.He kissedandembraced eachof themby turns.They satinacircle andhad lunchafter thewife hadpreparedit.The princecouple watchedfor a while andapproached them.Excuse me.You lookso happy!”〃The shepherdsmiled and said,“Sure,any kingor queencan never be happierthan weare.〃The princecouple thoughtthat theyfinally foundwhat theywere lookingfor.I amsorry,〃but couldyou pleasecutapieceofyour underwearfor usThe princecouple askedthem very〃politely,but theshepherd couplefelt confusedand said,0f coursewe wouldlike tohelp you,,,but wedon twear anyunderwear.zIn theend,thecouplesetoutontheirjourney againwith nothing.Finally theycame back,to theirhome becausetheywereso tired,and becausethey couldnt findthemagiccharm too.As soonas theycame backto theircountry,they visitedtheoldman.The princetold theirstory totheoldman andasked him.Why didyou makeus sufferfrom,the longtrip fora charmwhich doesnt evenexist”The oldman smiledand said,“Well,do youreallythink yourtrip wasa vaineffort Thinkabout itcarefully.While youwere travelingaround,,you learnedmany thingsabout howother peoplelive,didntyou”〃The princethought tohimself forawhileandsaid,Ah,now Iunderstand.You meanthat,,true happinessis upto yourself.z Theprince swife smiledand noddedher head.The happycoupleheld theirhands andlooked ineach otherseyes.The oldman saidas hewatched them.The truemagiccharmthat youare searchingfor is,in yourmind.Keep itcarefully fromnow on.Then,you11neverbeunhappy withwhatever comes〃your way.。