The Tsar

The wicked and lazy boy was told:

"Oh, oh, you'll never become a proper person!"

Years passed, and he went and became a king, no more, no less. He came and said:

"See…, and you said…"

They retorted:

"We didn't say 'you won't become a king,' we said 'you won't become a proper person'!"

More fairy tales

• Father Hikaru Has Grown Old
• The Sparrow
• The Tale of Azaran-Bulbul, the Thousand-Voiced Nightingale
• Arev and Krag
• The Golden Coin