Once upon a time, there was a greedy prince. He had everything a man could ever want, but the prince wanted more. He lived in a giant castle, but he wanted bigger. He had a chest full of gold, but he wanted to be richer, and he wanted a beautiful princess to be his wife. The greedy prince had a poor servant who lived in a hut in the shadow of the castle. He did not have much, but he was happy.On the greedy prince’s birthday, he ordered all the villagers to give him presents. Some people gave him clothes, others gave him food, but the wise wizard gave a different present. The wise wizard knelt before the greedy prince and handed him a white, feathered pillow. “This is an enchanted pillow,” said the wise wizard. “It will make all of your dreams come true.”The greedy prince snatched the pillow and ran straight to bed. That night he dreamt that he had everything. He dreamt that he was the richest man in the kingdom, with the biggest castle in the land and the most beautiful princess as his wife. When he woke the next morning, he saw that his dream had come true, just as the wise wizard said.The greedy prince now had everything he ever wanted. He couldn’t get any richer, his castle couldn’t get any bigger and his princess couldn’t be more beautiful. But since the greedy prince had everything, he had nothing nice to dream about. So that night when he fell asleep, he had a bad dream.He dreamt that his poor servant lived in the biggest castle in the land with the princess and the pillow, and in the bad dream the greedy prince lived in the hut in the shadow of the castle. When he woke up, he saw that his dream had come true, just as the wise wizard said.The poor servant now lived in the castle with the beautiful princess and the enchanted pillow and they were very happy. Every night the servant dreamt that everything would stay that way, and when he woke up his dreams had come true, just as the wise wizard said.


by Tom Fletcher.

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