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A Beautiful Lady Saves the King A Folktale from Taiwan Retold by Yu-Ling Hsieh from Taiwan Thousands of years ago, there was a country that was ruled by another country. The king was a slave who worked for the foreign ruler of this country. His staff officer was trying to save him and his country. While the staff officer was walking along the river, he saw a beautiful lady washing clothes. He thought maybe because she was so beautiful, the foreign ruler love with her. He sent her to the palace, and the ruler fell in love with her and didn't care about other things. So, the lady and the staff saved their king and their country. In the end, they went away with their king and lived together at a place no one knew. Explanation of this story If the lady hadn't been beautiful, the staff wouldn't have sent her into the palace, and the ruler would not have loved her. If the ruler hadn't loved her, they wouldn't have been able to save their country. So is beauty important? I think so, even if we always deny it.  More international folktales about beauty: Japan: Kaguya Hime, The Tale of the Princess of Bamboo Korea: Kon-gi and Pot-gy, the Korean Cinderella Story | Jang Hwa and Hong Run, a Tale about Two Beautiful Girls Mexico: Cenicientas, the Mexican Cinderella Story More on beauty: My Sister Ligia | Inner Beauty is the Real Beauty | Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder How Important are Good Looks? | In Search of Beauty | Communicating about Beauty Return to: Folktales about Beauty | Reflecting on Beauty | Issue 16 | Home Page TOPICS Online Magazine - ©1997-2007 - Sandy and Thomas Peters - topics .mag@gmail.com