ABSTRACT
Once upon a time there was a king who had three daughters and a son. Now at one time the king became so sick that he was going to die. When he felt that his death was near, he summoned his son to him and said, “My dear son, I must die soon, and you will become king after me, so I am placing you in charge of your three sisters. Take care of them until they marry. However, I don’t want them to marry according to what they or you think would be good for them. Instead, when one of them reveals a desire to get married, pluck a rose from the beautiful rosebush on the terrace and throw it onto the street. Whoever picks up the rose is to be her husband.”
