Fatum - Fate

The king of Kashmir had an excellent minister, and a son was born to him. When the king asked astrologers to look at the boy’s fortune, all agreed that he would live a long life and be useful to the kingdom, but that at the age of fifteen he would take for himself, without permission, certain things in his father’s house. The king is astonished at the strange fortune, but decides to wait for the right moment. The minister assigns a teacher to educate the son in every possible way. The father decides to present his son to the king and tells him about it. The son decides that he must give the king a gift to show his respect, so he gives the gardener a handkerchief and asks him to make a bouquet out of all the flowers in the garden. His father sees the act but keeps quiet. The king takes the bouquet as a good omen and gives him a splendid outfit. When the king talks about the fortune-telling, the minister tells the king what happened. The king is surprised and says that human beings can’t go against their destiny.

[In Syntipas, the divination is that he will be a bandit. The night before he is taken to the king, he sneaks into the royal palace. The king notices, but keeps quiet. He sells the fine linen he stole and buys a gift for the king. When the king sees the minister's son, he knows it is the thief from last night.]

From Nishimura

Entered by Bettina Bildhauer

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