*Libya fairy tale: The Sons of Sultan Bey*

*Told by Jane*

*The Sons of Sultan Bey*

*There was a Sultan who had three sons. He taught them everything to be good princes then one of them could be a good Sultan later. The time came, Sultan called his three sons and told them to leave the country then brought back what they found during the trips. The first two sons set off, all met a Jini who showed them a place full of gold as their wishes. They carried back the country as much as gold as they could. The youngest son set off and met the Jini too. Different from his brothers, he wished to get married to a very beautiful princess. The Jini gave him a ring that after the King father of the princess saw he would accept the prince to get married to his daughter. When the prince travelled to the country of the princess by a ship, the captain of the ship stole all he had and was going to sell him as a slave. A storm came and the ship sank, the prince was rescued by the princess of the sea. The princess of the sea helped the prince to meet the princess he loved and could see her real heart not just her beauty. She made him become a maiden besides the princess. Days by days, the prince realized the princess just had the beauty of appearance, she didn’t have a good and kind heart. He didn’t love her anymore. He wished to meet the princess of the sea and got married to her. The princess of the sea made him become him again and they got married. The princess of the sea gave him a ship full of gold and silver. The Sultan heard the stories of his three sons and decided to choose the youngest prince to become the Sultan of the country for his wish for a real love.*