AKingwhodid'thavechildrenwantedanhonestboytobehisinheritant.Hetoldalltheboyswhowantedtobechosen“TodayIgiveeachofyouaseed,afterthreemonthes,theboywhogetsthemostbeatifulflowerwillbemyinheritant."Threemonthespassed,allthecleverandbrightboystooktheirbeatifulflowerstoflattertheKingexceptoneboyhavingnothinginhispotwithhiseyesfulloftears.TheboysaidtotheKing:“MyhonorableKing,Iwateriteveryday,feedhercarefully,evenwhensleeping,Ididn'tletitawayfromme,butIcangetnothingintheend.”TheKinglaughed:"Youcangetnothing,myhonestprince,becausewhatIhavegiventoyouisburnedseeds!"有一个国王因为没有孩子,就想找一位诚实的孩子做王子.他对前来应招的孩子们说：“今天给你们一粒种子,三个月后,看谁能给我种出最美丽的花,谁就是王子了.”三个月过去了,聪明的或伶俐的孩子们捧着一盆盆五彩的花儿,前来参加最后的竞争.只有一位小孩盆中空空、泪眼涟涟：“尊敬的国王,我每天辛勤的浇水,细心的施肥,即使睡觉,也把花盆搂在怀里,但是,我却什么也没种出来……”国王听了哈哈大笑：“诚实的王子呀,你不会种出任何的花草,因为我给你们的,都是炒熟的种子呀!”