Perfect people don't exit even in fairytales

Princess Mary was the only child of her parents. She was not like an ordinary princess. Her beauty was known all around the kingdom and beyond. As she grew up, she was getting more and more beauty.

And one day she was old enough to get married. As her beauty was well known, the prince from the other kingdom gathered there. Except the prince many eligible bachelors also came from many different places.

Princess Mary was happy with that. She was getting ready and that time her beautician asked her if she was ready to meet her suitors. The sweet princess became a bit angry and replied that she was. She added that she was perfect and so she wanted her husband to be just as perfect as she was.

She sat at the stage and every bachelors were coming one by one for an interview. But she found flaws in every candidate. She said one that he was not a good match for her. Then said another one to go away because he was not handsome enough to be with her.

In the another day a man came who was looking good and brave. But the princess was not happy with that. She told him that he was not wealthy enough to ask for her hand. And thus she hurt everyone by her words. The young men left empty-handed, one after another.

And one day a new prince came form a kingdom. He arrived at the castle and everyone hoped he would impress the capricious princess. He had it all what the princess had demanded. He had wealth, good looks and wit. And thus everyone was hoping that he would be her husband finally.

He went to Mary and asked her to say if he was worthy of her hands. She thought for a while and couldn't find out any flaws. The she told him that he was not brave enough to be her husband. The prince was surprised by her remark. He asked her if it was real. He then said that actually he was strong, brave and tenacious. He said that he could prove that too.

The princess thought for a while and asked how he would do it. He suggested that he would stay under her balcony with no food and water for 30 days. Then he asked whether she would be his if he would do so. She exclaimed 30 days. And then agreed with him.

The prince's act attracted onlookers from all around the kingdom. They came and when saw him, whispered if he was really going to go hungry and he would not be drinking too. People became really astonished at this but the prince kept his words.

Days passed and the brave young man kept sitting under Mary's balcony with no food and water. Everyday the princess went out on the balcony to look at him. She stood there for couple of minutes and without any word to him, she left.

And days were about to end. On the 29th day the whole kingdom gathered to support the prince in his triumph. They told him to hang in there because there was not much time left. The people were also glowing in his win.

But all on a sudden, the prince got up and started walking away. The shocked people told him to wait and asked where he was going and reminded him that he was just one day away. He replied boldly that he didn't want to be her husband. It shocked them more and asked the reason. They also asked why he stayed there for so many days then.

He replied that when he just had come there, she didn't know what princess Mary was really like. He told that the princess herself said that she was perfect; but that was not true. Every day she had gone out on the balcony and calmly watched him suffer. He said that she could have stopped it at any moment.

But she didn't because there was not a bit of compassion, mercy and kindness in her heart. He said that without these qualities a person couldn't be called a human. And so he didn't need her. He left the place bravely in front of the astonished eyes.

Very soon the word about the cruel princess spread all around the kingdom. It hurt the princess. And soon there was no one left who wanted to marry her. With her malevolence, princess Mary condemned herself to a lifetime of solitude in her luxurious castle.

And that wise prince soon found his true love and married her.

Perfect people don't exist, even in fairytales. What you have to aspire for is having a kind and pure heart.