The king and his two daughters

How can you love a person? What do you say? How to sweets or salt?


There was once a very rich kingdom. King Omar was the owner of the land and had two daughters who loved him dearly and he was very proud. Most was very intelligent. The child was very sincere.


In one of the dinners, the king decided to ask their daughters how he wanted. Most remembering that his father loved sweets said:
- Father, I want you out like candy.
When the king heard the answer I was very happy. Satisfied, he then asked his little daughter:
And you, Nuijahan, tell me, how much I want?
My Father, I love you like salt.


But the king did not like that answer and went blind with rage. Such was his anger that commanded to leave her youngest daughter in the woods, as punishment for his response.


Nuijahan, she was very sad but worked to survive in the forest. One night, Prince Mahamud, heir to the neighboring kingdom, went out there and was intrigued by a bright light coming out of a cave.


Mahamud was very bold wanted to know what was that strange light, and approached the cave. Puzzled, he found that the light was the reflection of the moon on the dress and jewelry that had been left hanging at the entrance. So he went inside to know who they were. And crossing the threshold, he found them sleeping for the most beautiful girl who had never laid eyes. I was so entranced by the beauty of the girl that the prince let out a sigh of admiration and she snapped awake.


Prince Mahamud explained who he was and asked qui she was. And Nuijahan explained his story but o say that his father was king Omar. Moved, the prince decided to take her to his kingdom. And during the return trip they fell in love. There in the kingdom being married very happy.


One day the king went hunting Omar. He was very sorry that she missed Nuijahan. During the course of the hunt he was lost and came to the kingdom of Prince Mahamud. There he was welcomed as his guest. Nujahan father in law, King Shajan, who asked to be her cook for the king Oma. Nujahan decided to prepare very sweet foods, such as his father liked.


They spent two days, three. And the dishes were always sweet, very sweet.
Then the fourth day, seeing that the food was again sweet, very sweet, King Omar said he was tired of eating so much sweet, that could not go, and wanted to leave home.


Without delay, he communicated his wishes to the king Shajan, but he asked her not to do it because it went against the tradition of that kingdom. So the king Omar agreed to the king's wishes Shajan.


On the seventh day, which was finally going to be the last, Princess Nurjahan did other food for the evening's farewell king Omar. This time a normal, different flavors, all delicious and varied, plentiful and delicious prepared. And of course, King Omar, who had three days without eating, ate all very hungry and discovered a range of flavors that hitherto unknown and what good they could be.


So the king Shajan congratulated for the excellent dishes. This would introduce Nurjahan, and summoned. The princess came out from behind the door and entered the room. He went to the table where sat the two kings and nodded. Then, with quiet courtesy, he greeted his father.


'My greetings, King Omar? She said.
So you're the great cook? His father said without recognition. It had been so long and the princess was much changed. Then he added, because the food has been excellent, the richest I've ever had.
Thanks, I've seen how you have enjoyed big appetite.
Yes, yes, he murmured the king Omar hoping no one had noticed that hunger had comido-. He has awakened me your talent for combining flavors. He had never tasted anything like it.
Then, Princess Nurjahan, clearing his throat, said:
Father, I still love you like salt.


In the king's face he was drawn Omar absolute of surprises.
Suddenly, the king recognized and jumping up, ran to her in his arms, for all that time had not spent a single day without missing her. He regretted his action, hugged excited as he realized the mistake made: that the secret of happiness lies not in one thing but in the balance of several different.