Once, there was a king who had a very beautiful daughter.

He loved her so much he

would not let her marry. But, the princess was not sad. She loved a handsome young
shepherd and was glad that her father did not ask her to marry someone else. The years
passed, and the princess grew older. The king wondered if he had done wrong.

“Maybe the princess should marry,” he thought. He gathered all his ministers around
him. “The princess shall marry any man who can make a stone float in the air,” he said.
Everyone was astonished. “But that’s impossible…” they cried. Some thought he was silly,
some just said ‘It’s just his way to keep the princess by his side forever’.

The news spread from one person to another so fast that soon, the whole world knew.
And many princes came to try their luck. Now, the princess was really sad. She ran to the
shepherd and cried. “What shall we do?”
“I don’t know, but we’ll find a way,” said the shepherd.

For hours, the shepherd thought and thought. Suddenly, he remembers what a wise
man had once told him. Size is the answer. The shepherd was very excited. As he ran to the
castle, the next day. There was a long line of princes waiting to try their luck. “What if one
of them made the stone float before I do?” the shepherd worried. But there was no time to
worry.

The king came in with the princess by his side.Then a small stone was brought in
carried on a small piece of tray. “Any man who can make this stone float will marry the
princess,” the king said.Everyone tried but none of them could do it. At last, it was the
shepherd’s turn. “So, you think you can marry the princess?” the king asked.

“Yes, your majesty,” answered the shepherd.

“And how are you going to do it?” asked the king.

“By size sir,” said the shepherd.

The king was very curious.“Carry on,” he said.

The shepherd took out a hammer. He pounded the stone until it was as fine as dust.
Then, he put it in his palm and blew it into the air. “There your majesty” he said. “Your
stone floats.” Everyone clapped and cheered. And even the king smiled.
“You can have her, shepherd” he said. “I only kept her with me until I can find
someone wise.”

From this story, we learned that we should use our knowledge to solve problems.
Thank you.