Princess Yong and the KorainUpdated at Sep 2, 2021, 14:26
“She must become a Palace minstrel girl,” said the Queen.
“She should all day sing to the Korain, and stand among the beautiful gilded carved ancestors who she will be like!”
"Woman! Don't say that again. Princess Yong is a warrior. She would never sing at the Palace " King Ye-jun said.
"If we allowed her to join the warriors we will lose her to our enemies. You know how they craved to have her for their Prince"
"No! That is a wrong notion, woman! I will hand her over to my strongest warrior who will train her in martial art and archery. She will become the strongest I assure you, my Queen. The korain has giving her blessing"
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“I’ll be a warrior,” said Princess Yong; for she was still quite a little lad, and it seemed to her the finest thing in the world would be to carry a gun and to be able to march one, two—one, two, and to wear a uniform and a sword.
“Ah, you learn to long for the drum-skin, drum, dum, dum!” said the Drum boy.
“Yes, if she could only march her way up to be a general!” observed her King; “but before she can do that, there must be war.”
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“Drum, dum, dum!” The Fire-drum and all the other drums were beating, for war had come. The korain had just been hijacked. The warriors all set out, and the princess and the son of the drummer followed them.
“My Golden treasure!” The Queen falls on the floor wrangling and tearing her diamond-stones robe.
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Will Princess Yong become who she is destined to be? or will love have to change her fate to save her kingdom?