The Storey of the Wise King, The Castle Builder and the Magician
Much time passed and the magician heard nothing from the castle builder and no revised letter ever arrived. The magician had heard the Castle Builder talking to the King asking again and again for agreements to be made. The King and the Castle Builder had conversations about making changes to the plans, schedules and the materials, but the magician did not always get news of the changing plans, and in the end the magician was powerless as sweeping changes were made to some aspects of the magic plans. The magician could only wait till news arrived.
As time went by the magician focused himself on other magic in other places which included working on a White Island just off the mainland where the magician was bringing back to life extinct monsters from the past and breathing life into old objects from history. He was also talking to the birds and the fish in the centre of an ancient town to find out how to make an interesting place for the good people of the town to walk, think and reflect on all the good things in their lives and to create a place of inspiration and relaxation for all who visited there.
There were so many other things the magician had to busy himself with, some were sowing seeds for the future, others were worth investing time and effort in doing and were paid well enough. Then there were others: turning out to be rather a drain on the magician’s time. Somehow the magician had become bewitched and a nice but stupid charm must have been placed under his pillow while he slept.
(to be cont).
