retold by Miss Siska
Once there lived a tiny finger sized young man named Kelingking. Though he's as tiny as finger, but he's smart and brave, not even scared of The Giant Grannie Gergasi. Grannie Gergasi was a vicious giant who loved eating humans. She had eaten hundreds of the King's warriors.
One day, as all the villagers were moving and hiding, the Giant Gergasi walked through the village. She was starving. Her step shook the earth.
She turned up and shouted, "Hey, humans! Get out! Don't hide! I can't wait to eat you!"
"Ha.. Ha... Ha... Finally you appeared, you ugly Grannie!"
She wondered where that voice came from. "Hey ugly Grannie, the villagers are all I've eaten. And now, my time has come to eat you alive!"
Though she's a Giant, that voice successfully scared her. She thought he'd be even more gigantic than her. She ran away. But as she was running, she kept on looking backwards fearfully. Until she fell into a cliff.
"Arrrrrggggh.. Nooooo! Heeeelp!" she cried for helps. She died.
Kelingking got out from his hide. He's the young tiny man with a threatening voice that Giant Gergasi thought he was a giant, too. The villagers thanked Kelingking all the way for the winning.
This news came to the King's ears. He invited Kelingking to get to the palace. "You're so brave to finally murder that monster. From now on, I appointed you to be a kingdom's commander."
As years went by, Kelingking fell in love with the princess and wanted to marry her. His mother wasn't sure. "How dare you marrying my daughter! Look at you! You're just as tiny as a finger," the King refused. But he never gave up on it.
Surprisingly, the princess agreed to marry him. The King was shocked. But the princess believed he's a good man. The day had come, the King finally held a big wedding party at the palace.
One night, Kelingking went to the forest. He took a night bath in a small river in the middle of it. Secretly, she followed him. What she saw wasn't a tiny man. Apparently, he turned into normal sized human, a tall and handsome man like a prince!
Finally, they got what they wished for. Now they lived happily ever after.
The End
Moral value : Judge a person not on what they look like, but on who they really are.
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