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Shinji mulled over the comment and then began to speak. “When I was younger I used to read fairy tales. My favorite one was about a female songbird who took human form.”
Kaji looked at Shinji curiously. “Yeah, I think I know the one your talking about. The Songbird took the form of a beautiful maiden who drew the eye of the King. He fell in love with her and when she shed her human form he caged her so that she would never leave him.”
“And do you know how the story ends?” Shinji asked.
“The Songbird grew sick from its captivity and loneliness, nothing the king did seemed to heal its broken heart and one day, in the coldest part of winter, he found the bird dead in its cage.”
Shinji nodded, “But the story has two different endings.”
“Yes I’ve heard that. The most common is that the King committed suicide so that he could find his beloved songbird in the afterlife.”
“That’s one.” Shinji agreed. “The other one though I think holds to the stories intent much better. When spring finally came the King ordered all of the birds caged in the kingdom released so that they might find happiness. The King then left his Kingdom to wonder the surrounding country as a simple beggar and in his humility lived a rich and full life before dying at the age of one hundred on the same day as his songbird.”
Under New Management, Chapter 6
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