In ancient times, there was a king who was very wise and managed the country in an orderly and prosperous way. But there was one thing that made him frown, that is, he was still without a son under his knees. One day the king came up with a solution and said, "I will personally choose an honest child in the whole country and adopt him as my righteous son." He commanded that some flower seeds be distributed to every child, and declared:
"If anyone can grow the most beautiful flowers from these seeds, then that child is my heir."
All the children planted the seeds of the flowers, and they worked day and night, watering, fertilizing, loosening the soil, and taking great care of them.
There is a boy named Xiongri, who also cultivates flowers all day long. However, ten days have passed, half a month has passed, January has passed... the seeds in the pot are still the same, and they have not sprouted.
"It's weird!" Yuri had some doubts. Finally, he went to ask his mother:
"Mom, why don't the flowers I plant bud?"
The mother was also worried about the matter, she said:
"You change the soil in the pot and see if it works."
According to his mother's advice, Xiong Ri planted the seeds in the new soil, but they still did not germinate.
The day of the king's decision to watch the flowers came. Countless children dressed in beautiful costumes poured into the streets, each holding a pot of flowers, each wanting to be the prince who would inherit the throne. But, for some reason, when the king looked around at the flowers and walked past the children, his face was still a sad face.
Suddenly, at the side of a shop, the king saw the weeping sun, and the child was standing there with an empty flowerpot. The king called him to his own side and asked:
"Why are you holding an empty flowerpot?"
With his head bowed, he told the king how he had planted the flowers, but the seeds had not sprouted for a long time, and said that this might be retribution, because he had secretly picked an apple in someone else's orchard.
The king listened to Xiongri's answer, took his hands with pleasure, and said loudly:
"This is my honest son!"
"Why did you choose a child with an empty flowerpot as your successor?" The children asked the king.
So the king said:
"Children, the seeds of the flowers I have sent you are all cooked seeds. No matter how you cultivate, it will not blossom. ”
Listening to the king's words, the children who held the most beautiful flowers were too ashamed to look up, and you knew in your hearts that the reason why you were able to cultivate such bright flowers was because of other seeds.