Story
In a certain forest lived a man-eating monster that resembles a wolf. The monster had a beautiful singing voice that did not suit its fearsome appearance, with which it was proudly singing on a moonlit night.
Liar Princess and the Blind Prince
However, that night was unlike any other night before it. When the wolf monster finished singing from atop its slightly elevated crag, it suddenly heard applause.
When the wolf looked down below the crag, it saw a well-dressed boy looking up. He was the prince of the small country near the forest, but came to listen to the wolf’s song. But the crag was an obstacle, as it seems that the prince was unable to see the wolf’s appearance.
Normally the wolf would have immediately captured the prince and eaten him. However, the wolf overlooked the prince. This was merely by whim.
After that, the prince would come every night to listen to the wolf’s song. The two would not exchange words. However, the wolf eventually lost the feeling of possibly eating the prince.
That night, the prince heard the song of the wolf as always. However, when the wolf finished singing, it did not hear the prince’s applause. Thinking this was strange, the wolf looked below to see that the prince was climbing the rock. He probably wanted to finally meet the face behind the singing voice.
The wolfβwho thought once the prince learns its true identity, he would no longer come to listen to its songβstretched its arm to the prince’s face. Its intention was to cover his eyes so the prince could not see it.
Liar Princess and the Blind Prince
However, the wolf’s clawed hands were unfit for gently touching anyone. While it was not the wolf’s intention, its sharp claws slashed the face of the prince. The unexpected pain and the monster’s big hands surprised the prince, who fell to the ground and fainted.
They must have heard the prince’s scream. The castle guards came to rescue the prince. The guards shot their arrows, and the wolf retreated into the depths of the forest.
The prince would no longer come to listen to the wolf’s song. There was no one in the forest, including anyone to admire its song. Surely, such an eccentric would not exist beyond the prince.
Eventually, the wolf learned that the prince was blinded, and that he was imprisoned in the castle tower by royalty who hate face injuries. Unable to hold itself back, the wolf sneaked into the tower.
Liar Princess and the Blind Prince
What the wolf saw in the dim prison was a prince wearing torn clothes. Perhaps to hide his unsightly wound, a plain cloth was wrapped around his face.
The wolf’s chest ached. However, the wolf was the one who cut the prince’s eyes. Would now be a good time to greet him?
The wise prince realized that the owner of that beautiful voice was standing in the prison before him. However, he did not know it was the monster that injured him.
With the prince unable to see the wolf, it promptly lied to the prince. βI am the princess of a neighboring country. I came to wish you well. Let us have those eyes cured by the witch of the forest.β
The wolf knew. Deep in the forest lives a fearsome witch. If you pay for it, the witch will grant any request.
Yes. If the wolf takes the prince to the witch, she will surely be able to heal his eyes as they were before.
Liar Princess and the Blind Prince
But the wolf is a monster. If it touched the prince with its body, it would surely end up hurting him again. The wolf promised to return to pick up the prince, and ran to the witch’s house in the depths of the forest.
β¦in to become a βprincessβ to take the prince out of that cold and lonely prison.
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