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food to his beloved son, but he refused to eat it. The next day, when

the king came to know about this, he asked him why he had not eaten
the food served to him. Mai An Tiem answered, “Your Majesty, the

only things that actually matter are those we can do on our own.”
The king felt offended and was very angry. He thought his son was

not grateful for all that he had received from his father. So, as a
punishment, he sent his son to a deserted island. When Mai An

Tiem’s wife heard about it, she was in tears but he told her, “Do not
worry. We will live on our own now. But some day we will return to

the mainland.” They packed their clothes, some food and left for the
journey.

When they reached the island, Mai An Tiem turned a cave into a
house, and they began to live there. He felt

sorry for his wife. But he was confident offended annoyed and insulted
that they would find a way to live there deserted without people
(empty)
happily. The next day, while they were mainland a large extent of
fishing along the shore, they saw a flock of land which is the greater part

birds eating a strange fruit. He went closer of a country
confident sure of oneself
and saw that the birds had left behind some sprout grow

black seeds. They took them home and
planted them. The couple watched the seeds sprout and tiny plants

grow in the soil.

The couple

took care of the
plants. One day,

they saw a flock
of birds come

and eat many
fruits from their

garden, though
they were still

green and
unripe.

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