3. THE MAGIC MIRROR #Inspirational Moral
Stories
A boy, called Tembo,
had a tomcat for a constant companion. Once, Tembo
saved a large snake
which gave him a magic mirror as a reward! When
Tembo commanded the
mirror to give him a house, in a flash, the house was
ready! Tembo went to
the King and asked for his daughter’s hand. The king
said: ‘If you can
build a house in one minute, you can marry my daughter.’
Tembo did that! The
unhappy king had to keep his word, but sent his soldiers
after Tembo. Tembo
tricked the soldiers, but they learnt of his magic mirror.
The king sent an old
woman to steal it, and again sent his soldiers. This time
they took his wife
back to her parents, and put Tembo with his cat in jail! The
cat caught a rat,
which knew where the mirror was hidden and brought it back
to them. Tembo got
his wife and house back, and lived happily ever after.
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