part2
[until now an ugly infant named Ricky was born and was blessed with wisdom]
Moun spoke gently to his queen, "Our son is so wonderful and he will be so wise." She smiled weakly and said "I only ask that we do not cut him." Moun was surprised, "no parents cut their child!"
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the queen explained "your parents cut you in the ceremony called circumcision, but please protect our son from this pain."
"That is different" the king was about to protest, but then he saw his wife so weak- so he promised her he would consult with Panor.
All this somewhat comforted the pretty Queen.
A nurse whispered, "so horrible! something unnatural caused the curse: having an ugly infant." But King Moun heard. He hurried to consult with Panor and asked can it be that we played with fate causing this awful curse of an ugly child?
Panor explained "I knew that you would have a child that was a cripple who could not walk hence I was happy that you had no child until now. When you asked me to assist in having the child I blended two potions one for guaranteeing a boy and the other to minimize the flaw, so the deformed face is what remains of a much greater flaw.
Moun thought of the horrible face and considered if the potion caused the damage or playing with fate forcing a child not fated to be born, yet he trusted Panor and remembered his wise helpful advice in the past.
Moun then asked "is it true that i am missing a piece of me?" Panor raised an eyebrow and said "i do not notice anything missing... 2 eyes 2 ears hmm let me consult my crystal ball."
they walked into the room filled with pots on fires and panor stirred some then sat by the crystal ball. He said something in latin "vidus mumble-mumble-is" and then announced "yes it is true you are not whole!" panor paused and said nervously "I do not mean you are bad"
Moun felt shock and horror that his parents would cut him.
I am not whole!, he thought and then Moun tried to cover for his own status of lack and almost said "so it is not bad?" but he was a brave king and hurried to tell the nurses that there would be no circumcision surgery.
Two years passed and this child did not begin to speak. not even to say "mama"
on the night before his second birthday the queen was very upset. she sat with ricky and said "you ricky" and touched ricky's shirt by the heart. ricky just stared back. she put ricky's finger on her face and said "mama I mama" when ricky just stared, she began crying.
Ricky made a face and said "I know! you think I was born yesterday?"
the queen felt such relief and then realized just HOW wise her son was.the queen explained that she had been worried when he did not say anything so Ricky began to speak and said many wise things.
Also all his actions charmed everyone despite his crooked face. the nurse combed a tuft hair downward to minimize the crookedness of his face and soon he was lovingly called "Ricky with the Tuft" [tuft means a group of strands of hair together]
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