The Boy who Would be King

Our story begins as such tales should:

Once upon  a time, not too long ago, in a country not too far away , there lived a Prince. He was the youngest of three Princes in the royal Bohemke line. His great, great, great grandfather was Mad Dog Bohemke the greatest King and general that Inner Bohemia ever had. Mad Dog , you remember, almost single handedly, freed Inner Bohemia from the Evil Soviet Empire but that’s a different story.

When Prince Benjamin ( a name his mother choose from the Bible) turned fourteen he became very depressed. As the youngest Prince he knew that the chance of his ever becoming King was not very high , about as high as the Packers beating the Patriots to win the Super Bowl. His oldest brother Prince Fredrick was disgustingly healthy, strong as a bull, and quite possibly would live for ever. And even if by some odd chance Fredrick was run over by the palace hippopotamus ( not likely since Fredrick was the world’s greatest expert on Hippopotami) there was still Prince Joseph.

So faced with the terrible prospect of being always a Prince and never a King,  Prince Benjamin did a terrible desperate thing. He took down the whistle his mother told him and his brothers never to blow and blew it. Immediately an elf appeared. “It’s about time “ said the elf “ I’ve been waiting for years to clear this wish from the books. People don’t understand the book keeping required for unwished wishes.”

Now the other thing his mother had stressed was if an elf offers you a wish run don’t walk to the nearest exit. Benjamin ignored that as well because he knew exactly what he was going to wish for. He wished to become King of Outer Bohemia that way the two brothers could both be Kings. The elf looked at him and said” As you have wished so shall it be “ which is elf talk for ok you’ll get it.

But nothing changed. Prince Benjamin was still third in line for the thrown of Inner Bohemia and King Reginald Grumpus the Sixth sat on the thrown of Outer Bohemia. Sometimes it takes time to get your wish. But Benjamin held on to the promise “ As you have wished so shall it be”.The years went by and poor Benjamin remained third in line