The Tale Of The Wretched Curse And The Plant of Prosperity
Once upon a time, there lived a powerful king by the name of Kamran who never lost any battle. His reputation was widespread not only for his uninterrupted victories in the battlefield but also for being a just ruler and an adept administrator. So needless to say, Dustara — Kamran's kingdom — thrived under his governance and he—being the bountiful sire that he was—made sure that none of his subjects ever suffered poverty. Used to nothing but abundance and good fortune, one morning—when the cloudless sky was inexplicably grey, way past the hour of sunrise—Kamran and his subjects were appalled to discover that all crops cultivated throughout the length and breadth of Dustara had withered and died mysteriously overnight. Days passed but the sky remained relentlessly grey; bereft of sunlight there was no hope of cultivation. And then one day the hunters and fishermen of his kingdom came weeping to Kamran that the once plentiful game and fishes in their forests and...