The Prince and The

Thieves
A long time ago, there was a
country called Langkapura.
One day, the king died of old
age. His son, Prince Fariz, was
to be the new king
However, Prince Fariz was very sad over
his father’s death. He locked himself in
the palace and refuse to meet anyone.
The ministers were worried. Their
country did not seem to have a ruler.
Jamal, the Chief Minister, came up with a
plan to persuade the prince to return to
his throne. He wrote down his worries
and concern about the prince and his
country on a piece of a paper.

One night, Prince Fariz heard some voices

outside his room. He decided to
investigate. He put an old clothes and
went out. He saw three men whispering
together. As he listened, he realised that
they were thieves. They were planning to
steal from the Chief Minister’s house.
Quietly, the prince asked the thieves
whether he could join them. They
agreed.
Prince Fariz warned them that there
were many guards at the Chief
Minister’s house. The first theif,
Kimal, said he could hypnotise the
guards. The second thief, Kudin, said
he could open any locked door. The
third theif, Kaduk, said he could
befriend with any animal.
They broke into Jamal’s house. As they
were searching the house, Prince
Fariz found a piece of paper on the
table. He quietly kept the paper in
his pocket. The four of them went
their separate ways after they
divided the loot.
The next day, Prince fariz ordered Jamal to
come to the palace. Prince Fariz showed
him the papers. Jamal calmly explained
to the prince that it was all a plan to help
him be aware of his duty to his country.
Jamal then called for the three thieves.
They removed their handkerchiefs from
their faces. They were the palace guards,
Kimal, Kudin, and Kaduk! Prince Fariz
then realised that Jamal was a good man
and a very clever advisor.
The wise and kind
prince decided to …