The
Betrayal
A king lived in a
fort with
his daughter, Clara. The king had
founded a great empire,
but his land was
rife with enemies who wanted to take over the kingdom. Because there
was so much
civil unrest, the king told Clara not to trust anyone.
One day, Clara was walking outside when
she saw a girl sweeping the path. Clara
crossed the garden, and they started talking. The girl’s name was Susie.
Clara felt sorry
for Susie because she was very poor, and
Clara gave her a bracelet. After that, Susie and
Clara met every day.
Once, the King saw them talking.
He told Clara, “Don’t talk to that girl. She could be
an enemy.”
“You can’t
distrust everyone,”
commented Clara. “She is my
sole friend. It’s OK to be
friendly to people.”
The
King said, “Don’t argue with me. Stay inside from now on, and talk to no one.”
Clara felt lonely in the fort. But one day she saw Susie outside. She wrote
her a note
with a map showing a secret entrance to the fort. Clara wrote: “Come at night, and we
can talk together. Don’t show anybody this note.” She threw the
note to Susie, and Susie
tucked it in the
lining of her dress.
That night Clara waited for Susie. But she heard something ticking, and then a loud
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