Episode 3 The Old King

The king stood at the entrance of the Queen's chamber waiting for the doctor, and in a few minutes doctor Tiger came in giving the king a bow " come in young man," he said leading the way and Tiger followed him.

Doctor Tiger came as soon as he could, it took him ten minutes to get to the palace. After entering the Queen's house he looked around but he had no time to admire the beauty of the house. He liked the queen's chamber but he never came to her frequently.

After entering the house the king turned to him,

" Tiger!" The king's voice came"how may I help my king?" He asked politely with a slight bow.

The king looked at the door where his wife was sleeping as if he was already inside, he was worried about his beloved wife .

"My wife is in there, she fainted earlier, that's why I called,take a look," he said reading the Way and opened the door,soon Tiger entered.

Doctor Tiger just followed him after nodding his head .

The queen was laying on the bed her beautiful eyes closed her hair was tied up, from behind and the black hat covered most of it, hiding most of her hair and a few could be seen pointing outside near her eyelids, her skin was light brown and smooth, her lips put together as if she was about to smiled anytime, her eyes opens, the queen was beautiful than any woman in the palace, the king has ever married.

Doctor Tiger went closer, after the king's permission. Taking out his medical box and taking her Puls before putting a drip on her, he then took out a few papers and started writing the test he was going to do. As soon as he finished he took some blood samples and went to the palace lab.

The king sat near his wife, she was beautifully sleeping on the bed as he stretched his hand to touch her face, she was young and beautiful he smiled playing with her hand

Doctor Tiger came back, the king quickly retracted his hand.

Tiger saw the old man but pretended not to see and went to explain to him, "my king there is good news " He reported and the king stood up "what's the news?" He asked to come, he did not want Tiger to see his excitement because he had an idea, his father was on his way to his home. Maybe the good news will help his father to be easy on him, because the old man was tough, "what's the good news?" He asked.

Doctor Tiger took a seat next to him "My king," he started and the king looked at him and opened his eyes, listening and paying attention.

Doctor Tiger looked at him then at the queen "the queen is pregnant" he said it, the king was come and a smile appeared on his face, taking the doctor hand into his, he said seriously "Tiger! Are you sure? How can it be? My wife is an old woman in her fifties she had already past that stage?" He asked questions without Daring to be too excited; he knew that there was still bad news, even if Tiger did not say.

Doctor Tiger bowed his head "yes my king because of her age that's why there is bad news too I need to practice another method to help her deliver our prince ,I think she can't handle normal delivery because her body was not healthy" he said

The king thought there was no problem at all so he answered with excitement "I don't care what you do Tiger just save them both," he said but then posed, "are you sure it's a boy?"

On the other side at Margaret's house, The old woman was busy taking care of her baby, it has been months since she was given the baby and everyone respects her in the village.

The sun has just Ries in the sky, the old lady works up, as she was busy outside she heard crying, Putting down a pot and rushed inside.

As soon as she entered the room the baby looked at her and behaved, as if she wasn't crying.

"Good morning my little Faith?" She said sitting next to her and carrying her in her hand, Faith looked at her quality, she smiled, which made grandma Margaret's heart skip a beat, and she smiled back "you have a beautiful smile" she complimented, as she stood up to get her food.

Soon she brought a plate full of soft creamy and yellow porridge, it looked appetizing and Faith could not wait anymore and tried to scratch her arm to eat by herself, grandma was quick and took the plate away.

Slowly she fed the girl, on her legs smiling and talking.

"This porridge is healthy,'' she said, putting it into the little girl's mouth, "do you want to learn how to prepare it?" She asked as if the girl was a grown-up and smiled, she knew she wasn't crazy, because the baby she was talking to was well behaved and she acted as if she could hear, the old woman was never lonely nor sad she could talk for a long time until sometime the baby goes to sleep.

After breakfast she carried Faith on her back as she sang for her walking to the nearby stream.

Soon Margaret and her baby entered the forest near the stream, it was beautiful in the morning green grass and tall trees, with a thin road between trees.

She found the fist materials for her basket, "look my angel this twigs are good for a beautiful basket, I will show you how I do it" as she was talking she took Faith from her back and put her in front and carly put her down as she explained in details how to cut good twigs for baskets, hahaha, this old woman explained things carefully, she was so energetic.

Around ten in the morning she had finished correcting all the materials she wanted, such as shrubs like willow plant roots, honeysuckle vines and different types of grasses and long flat striped canes. She was happy that she finished on time.

Soon a boy around ten years old come "glandma" he called gland ma Margate who was expecting him "John, you are just on time" she said looking at the boy who smiled at her "I will help" he said going on the direction of the basket materials and load them on the cattles back.

At the palace everyone was anxious the old king was in his way back, the man has been away for twenty years that was why his son was now a king, as to where he went nobody new, he was a very strict king and heatless, so for the past twenty years people where on piece, the new of his return shook the people of Chikwa as the old people in the village predicted change of things.

People in the village were not allowed to talk and anxiously waited for him,the palace was on fire as everyone was busy without resting.

Queen Marie instructed the young wives of the king to take care of everything as she was forbidden by the king to do anything, she was not happy because she wanted to help even if she was pregnant at the old age.

The twin princesses and their youngest three sisters were dressed well. The twin girls from the second house where beautiful dresses the fist twin put on a white dress with her small shoulders showing a little and her little bit bumped chest child show her cave well with a v just after her small Breast, her west was small but a very big belt with a flower was pleased on it,rest of the dress, the flowers was connected from her left west down to her flared dress showing a flower pattern, her white shoes had a little hill on it and her hair was tied on a band with a white hair pin.

The other princess loved pink so everything on her was pink starting from the bows in her head dividing her hair into three parts with pink bow's Her shoes were small pink high hill shoes for kids. The girls were ten years old but they preferred choosing their own .

The third wife had three girls who were born two years apart from first the third one, her first born was seven years old, as for the second born she was five years old and the last was just three, they all dressed beautifully sitting in the wooden chairs inside waiting for their grandfather.

Gland ma Margate walked behind the cow carrying her twigs and the rest, chatting with her baby, when suddenly she was called by a woman "Mama Magritte" she called, which made Magritte turn to the other side of the road.

The woman came across, with the gosping intentions, "the old king is back" she said with a sad tone. Margaret knew this was trouble so she did not want to gossip "that's good then" she turned her eyes back to the road and said goodbye. But her face was confused for a moment, but soon composed herself, she looked at her little girl in her hand "I promise to protect you until you are able to do so yourself" she said to Faith with a faint smile.