Have you ever thought why in most of the kid’s bed “Sweetie”, the cutest of all the dolls is found? There is a very good story behind it.
The story I am going to share is about moral courage. The courage of a small dew to associate with the storm by the ocean. The courage of a dim light to make the beauty through rainbow.
Long back in 1000B.C. there was a kingdom named “Dream-Land” ruled by a mighty king. It said that the period by the king was the ‘Golden Era’ of the then society. He had a sweet little daughter named ‘Sweetie’ who was too naughty to handle and too good to compare against. Somersault in the garden’s lotus filled water and running behind the butterflies are the small activities for the littlie kid. ‘Sweetie’ was so cute that an angel from heaven became her friend. They used to play all around the day. Never the less, the kid was extraordinarily talented in all areas.
But all the days are not of autumn and all happy days are not to stay long.
One day a demon came to the kingdom and started killing the innocent people and challenged the king to fight in any way. The king sent his best men to kill the demon but the beast killed all like small ants.
The king was worried about how to handle the beast. But there was no change in the schedule for the Sweet kid’s play with rainbow. One day the demon came to the palace with an offer of peace. The king was happy.
Demon - “I have a condition for peace”
King – “I am ready for all your conditions for safety of my people”
Demon – “Give me your daughter and I ll go out of your country”
There was a pin drop silence in the king’s courtyard. The king was looking pale, without blood after hearing the condition. One side his thousands of innocent people and in the other side his cute little daughter who is innocent as well.
There was nothing to communicate except the thundering sound of silence. The courtyard was mute but a cyclone was pouring in everyone’s heart.
A storm happened. ‘Sweetie’ came into the courtyard followed by the angel who was invisible to others.
Sweetie to demon –“I am ready to go with you, but I have a condition”
Demon laughed and told, “I am ready for all your conditions”
Sweetie –“We will have a fight and if you can do what I say then I will go with you”
The day was fixed. The next Sunday.
The king could not sleep till that day. But Sweetie was quite normal.
It was a calm sunbathed Sunday. Sweetie came. On the way the angel told her what to do. There was a big crowd to see how the little kid will fight with the demon.
Demon –“What you want me to do?’
Sweetie –“Let’s throw one stone of individual’s choice. The one, who can send it farther, will win”
The demon laughed and took a big stone. Then he threw that with all his power. All were watching to the sky…..stone vanished and after one hour it came back. Now it’s Sweetie’s turn.
Sweetie was already come prepared as per the angel’s advice. She opened her bag and threw one stone to the sky……to the surprise after 2 – 3 hours also it did not come back. All were surprised and praised Sweetie.
The demon felt shame and thundered…..”What’s your next test?”
Sweetie –“Lets take another stone of our choice and squeeze. The one who can squeeze so hard that it will become liquid….will win”
The demon took a big stone and squeezed it so hard that it became totally dust and mixed with air. He laughed like a winner and turned towards Sweetie.
Everyone started praying for Sweetie thinking that there is no other way than defeat.
Sweetie saw the angel and smiled. She put her hand in the hand bag and took a small while stone and squeezed. To the utter surprise some white liquid came out of that. The spectators were mute for a moment and then showered with claps.
The demon was burning in anger and his tooth cracking was making sound.
“Enough is enough, tell me the next test, if you will win then I will leave your area for ever”, the demon asked Sweetie
“Ok, this will be the final test. We will take two-two stones of our own choice and have to stick one stone with other so that they wont separate”, Sweetie announced.
The demon took two stone and tried his best to stick one to the other.
Then he turned to Sweetie and told that this is not possible. You are cheating. If you can do this ….I will go from your area immediately otherwise I will kill all of you.
All were afraid. Sweetie opened her bag. Took two black stones and put one on another and started playing with them. All were surprised that the stones were joined to each other and appearing as one.
The demon felt ashamed of being defeated from a little kid and ran away from the place instantly. The place was full of joy and happiness. All were praising Sweetie.
The king came and hugged her little daughter. The joy of happiness was told by his tears. Then he asked, dear Sweetie, please tell us how you did all those unbelievable things.
Sweetie smiled and started telling. All were with ears to listen the kid who gave them the victory and life.
For the first test, I secretly kept my little dove in the hand bag and when my turn came to throw a stone. I throw the little bird and flew away and went to its nest, so it never back.
All were thrilled by listening to the intelligence.
In the second test when I had to squeeze a stone, actually had a “Rasogulla” in my bag and I squeezed that and the sugar syrup came out.
“And in the third test?” Asked the enthused king.
Sweetie smiled and told. Papa, those are not stones, one was a big magnet and other was an iron ball. So they stick each other as one.
The king was overjoyed with his little daughter’s intelligence so as the people. After that day mothers started keeping sweetie doll beside their kids believing that demons won’t come fearing the intelligence of Sweetie.
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