The poor crippled princess no man wanted to marry | african folktales story – Ty

There was a tiny village surrounded by mountains and hills the village was called a sepu and there lived a princess named cami her father was king luke and she was his only daughter now camy was known for her beauty and cheerful spirit but she had a significant challenge she was crippled and because of this no man wished to marry her her life became even more tragic when her father king luke and her only brother prince jonathan the sole heir to the throne suddenly passed away because of a strange sickness that

Befell them leaving princess camy the king’s only daughter and the queen agatha his wife alive now after the tragedy that befell cy’s family the throne became empty because both the heir and the king had passed away but it couldn’t remain vacant for long as dictated by the village tradition and because the traditions of the village also dictated that an unmarried woman couldn’t ascend the throne camsy the only surviving child of the king couldn’t ascend the throne more so as she was a because of this cam’s uncle malaki was temporarily crowned as

The new king of esku and was tasked to rule the land until camy got married this was a big problem for camy because she knew she had to marry quickly in order to reclaim the throne from her uncle before his temporary reign would become permanent and her father’s legacy would be erased time was of essence but she was crippled and even while being a princess no man wanted to take a disabled woman as their bride as the days went by after her father’s death cs’s goal of getting married and taking back the throne seemed less and less

Possible it felt like an unachievable goal because despite her crippled state cami and her mother agatha were the subject of the village gossip and ridicule so young men avoided camsi and the villager whispers followed her wherever she went the tragic loss of her father and brother had made camsi and her mother objects of mockery and suspicion some of the villagers gossiped because they had never seen a wheelchair and did not understand how a chair could have wheels others believed that the late king luke and his son were killed

By cam’s mother the queen they also believed that camsi was crippled because her mother the queen used her legs to perform dark rituals but camsy was determined to find a solution through marriage hoping it would end the villagers whispers exonerate her mother from the wicked accusations and restore camsi as the rightful heir to her father’s throne she was passionate about the village and its affairs but most of the villagers only cared about her disability when i get married all these will end camsy would say to herself each

Time the villagers mocked her then she would will pass them back to the palace cs’s mother queen agatha withdrew into her shell after the death of the king and his heir so camsy was left alone to deal with loneliness and insults from the villagers one faithful day camsi decided to go to the market she had heard from the village gossips that the village merchant acquired new sets of jewelry from the city and they were beautiful to behold camsy remembered that she used to go to the market with her father to buy customized perfume and

Jewelry for her mother queen agatha and every time her mother received these gifts she swooned and blushed uncontrollably but since her father’s death no one had gifted her camsy contemplated sending the maid to the market but she feared the maid would buy something that wouldn’t meet the queen’s approval since she did not know the queen’s preferences so she decided to visit the market herself as camsi wheeled past the villagers only a few of the villagers stopped to greet her she was sad by how the villagers ignored her

And she remembered that when her father was alive the villagers always stopped to greet him and would genuflect with screams of his majesty echoing through the market after which her father would ask them to go about their business but now nobody cared if she was a princess or not all the respect they used to give her had suddenly vanished most of the villagers ignored her and she saw that some even pointed hands at her and whispered amongst themselves but she did not care about any of that at the jewelry store the merchant greeted camsy

Warmly and offered her the best of his new sets of jewelry one of the sets caught cam’s eyes so she paid for it and happily she left the store but as she wheeled through the village she passed a group of maidens then she heard one of them shout look at her princess without without legs you are just an ugly creature who should never have been born as camsy heard these words she stopped her chair abruptly and the urge to cry immediately overwhelmed her she had heard people call her worthless but nobody had even said that they wished

She was never born and this hurt her even more than she thought it would the words cut deep and the comments grew louder and more hurtful you witch your birth killed your father and brother if you were not born they wouldn’t have died you are ev camsy couldn’t bear these words and she started to cry her father and brother were the only men who had accepted her wholeheartedly despite her condition and they loved her flawlessly so why why would she kill them camsi did not want to cry in front of the maidens to avoid

Giving them another topic to gossip about but their words were too cruel for her to bear suddenly a young man stepped into view and he looked angry enough of this the man said in an authoritative voice how dare you speak like that to someone who has done no wrong to you the maidens were surprised yet irritated by the man who had stepped up in favor of princess camy one of them replied harshly in a loud voice who do you think you are to tell us what to do but the young man was resolute and retorted i am someone who believes in decency and

Respect and i won’t stand by while you belittle someone who is already suffering have you no respect for the late king have you no conscience the man asked in a loud voice voice the maidens felt defeated and glared at the young man but said nothing more they exchanged uncomfortable glances and instead of apologizing to cami they rolled their eyes at the young man and left after they left the man turned to camsi and kneeled beside her are you all right he asked but camsi said nothing i am sorry they treated you that way the man said

Camsy still trembling from the encounter looked up at him with teary eyes thank you i didn’t expect anyone to stand up for me csy said as she surveyed the young man who had helped her she saw that he had a hat on his head it was a straw hat with a wide brim and high crown there was a bag slung on his shoulder and he had a machetti by his side she could see the contents of the bag and it contained grains and seeds so she knew he was a farmer the man smiled as he saw that cami was surveying him haha i see that you were wondering who

It is is that helped you my name is aana the man said i am camsy princess camsy i appreciate your kindness camsy replied with a forced smile princess camsy i know you you are the crippled princess everyone talks about if you need time to yourself i know a place where we can go it is not far from the market and it is free from the eyes of the villagers if you want we can go there aana suggested camsy nodded in consent even though she was skeptical about following the stranger so isana pushed her chair all the way to a vast area of farmland when

They got to the farmland he wheeled her under a big tree that formed a shade this is your farm isn’t it camy asked isana and he smiled in agreement thank you for bringing me here isana camy said her voice filled with emotion from earlier aana responded i’m sorry you had to deal with those maidens they can be quite thoughtless sometimes thank you for stepping in i was feeling quite overwhelmed isana’s expression was thoughtful i could tell you were overwhelmed it’s never easy facing such hostility but you handled it with a lot

Of grace he said camy shook her head and tried to suppress her growing frustration as her mind replayed images of the encounter with the maiden it is difficult to stay graceful when people are so kind i have no friends and the only people that were unconditionally kind to me i have lost to the hands of death now i am struggling with many issues the gossips my condition everything cami said but immediately stopped talking as she did not want to potter herself as a weak princess in front of isana however isana looked at

Her with understanding and suddenly smiled why are you smiling are you mocking me or did i say something foolish camsi asked but isana’s next words surprised her you are beautiful princess camsy your beauty cannot disappear because you are crippled no those maidens know it too and they are jealous that is why they taunt you i can be your friend i will never judge your condition isana said with a broad smile his words stunned camsi and she stared breathlessly as she looked at auna and no word came out of her lips

Isana said nothing and only watched her then he saw her face gradually break into a smile the smile got bigger until cami eventually started laughing she laughed so hard that a tear rolled down her cheek princess camsy is there a problem troubled isana asked with embarrassment as he felt that the princess was rejecting his request of becoming friends with her camsi saw the look on his face and her laughter gradually died down no one has ever told me i am beautiful only my father and the crown prince did that they are the only

Ones who loved me despite all odds i am just shocked that a stranger who i just met stepped up and protected me from the harsh words of some maidens now he says i’m beautiful and even wants to be friends with me meanwhile every other villager has avoided me like i am some kind of debilitating plague yes i am surprised as cy said these words aana nodded in acknowledgement okay i understand that it is unbelievable considering the kind of life you lived in the past and that is all right but you truly are beautiful stay here i wish

To plant the grains in the farm it wouldn’t take too long i already planted some earlier but ran out of grains which is why i was at the market isana said as he left cami watched as he dug the soil with his machete and planted grain in it the sun was scorching but he had his hat on him she watched for a while forgetting that isana had asked to be her friend it seemed like isana had forgotten about her because he planted like no one was watching him but then he flashed camsy a smile and it made her remember that the young man had asked to

Be her friend and this brought smiles to her face it was the first time she was smiling genuinely since the death of her father and brother when isana finished planting he went to cami under the shade have you decided now isana asked as he sat down on the grass without care then he pulled off the farmer’s hat and poured water on his face to cool himself after which he washed his hands csy liked how free he was and it made her smile again yes i want us to be friends camsy responded to his question does my new friend care for a little something

To eat isana asked with a smile camsy was about to ask him what it was that he wanted her to eat then she saw him carefully open a basket that contained fresh fruits and nuts so she replied yes thank you she was skeptical about eating at first for some reason she feared that the fruits were poisoned but she grew comfortable after she saw him munch the nuts and fruits as they ate they talked until they lost track of time isana talked about how much he had heard about her from the villagers he said he missed king luke and he said he was sorry cami

Lost her father cami thanked him when he said this thank you so much isana you are a kind man she said then they went on with their discussion isana’s father was late and his mother was not a native of a se po his father married his mother from the neighboring village but after his death she fell sick and was unable to deal with the loss so she went back to her people to be treated and remained there but aana visited her on occasions this made cami know that he truly understood the pain she was feeling from

Losing two people she loved and she was grateful for the time time he spent with her isana was a funny guy and his jokes made camsi laugh he was the first man who truly appreciated her real self and did not care about her condition it had been a long time camsi had that much fun and the more they talked the more she learned about him and grew a liking for him dong dong dong the village clock rang the clock had been ringing at intervals but camsy and isano were too absorbed in their conversation to notice that time was slipping away it was at

That time that daana noticed that the shadows were now darker and longer and birds were beginning to sing that was when they realized that it was evening already and cami was not within the walls of the palace oh no my mother would be worried camsi cried out then you better hurry home i’ll help aana said kindly then he hurriedly packed the remaining grains inside his basket let us meet again tomorrow princess camsy same time here at the farm does this please you isana asked as he stood up cami answered yes without processing the

Question she was not herself at that moment as she thought over and over about how worried her mother would be then she offered to hold isana’s machete and the basket as he pushed the wheelchair all the way to the palace isana left cami in front of the palace gate thank you cami said hastily to isana as he collected his machete and basket from her hands tomorrow we meet again isana replied then he fled before the palace guards caught wind of him camsi saw a group of guards with lamps approach her who goes there the chief

Guard called out as he saw a figure in front of him it is i princess camsy camy immediately answered princess we are sorry we did not recognize you the chief guard apologized with a bow when he saw that the figure was truly princess camsy you disappeared without the knowledge of anyone the entire palace has been searching for you and the queen is deeply bothered the words confirmed cam’s fears when cami entered the palace she first went to the queen’s chambers there she saw her mother queen agatha seated on a stool gazing out into the

Village camsy felt bad as she saw her mother in the state she was aware her mother was yet to deal with the grief of losing her husband and son and it made her sad that she was adding to her mother’s problems queen agatha was lost in thoughts and did not realize cs’s presence so camy wheeled her chair to her mother’s side and gently placed a hand on her mother’s arm mother mother she said as she shook her arm to bring her out of her thoughts yes queen agatha replied as she almost jumped out of her seat in fright but camsy held her

Strongly and when queen agatha saw that it was her daughter whom she frantically searched for in the last few hours she sighed in relief and sat down i thought i lost you too queen agatha said sadly with her eyes fixed to the ground no mother i am okay i’m sorry i got you worried camsy apologized tell me what happened queen agatha asked camy i camy stammered as she did not know where to start her story from she also did not want to remember all the pain she felt because of the incident the truth camsi tell me the truth queen

Agatha commanded i went to the market all i wanted was to get you jewelry then return to the palace so what happened queen agatha questioned camy nothing it’s just the usual insults and derogatory statements the jewelry is beautiful camsi said with a smile trying to brush off the conversation a queen agatha was adamant and started to get emotional so the us ual insults kept you out of the palace till nightfall aami you have gotten used to being abused that you now think it’s usual i am tired camsi the weight of everything that has

Happened is crushing me and i do not know if i can handle the pain any longer when camy looked at her mother she saw that her eyes were filled with tears camy do you know how scared i was when i found out you were not in the palace i alerted your uncle and the guards i feared that the villagers harmed you i hear what they say about you and about me i hear the accusations and it hurts me they blame me for everything and they look at you my beautiful daughter and all they see is your disability when your father was alive they treated us

With love and respect but his death has made them forget the happy moments we shared as a community it broke cy’s heart to see her mother cry so she squeezed her mother’s hand hand and tried to console her they are just cruel words mommy they do not know the truth and they don’t understand our pain please don’t cry camsi told her mother as she wiped her tears with her hands mommy i made a friend today and i plan to meet him again tomorrow he saved me from the cruel words of the maidens and he is the one i spent time with we

Talked till i lost track of time as queen agatha heard these words she suddenly stopped crying and her eyes lit up in surprise a man you say tell me who is this man the queen asked his name is aana his father is late and his mother lives in the neighboring village he is a great farmer of the land camsi answered hm farmer i’m glad you made a friend you have my permission to see him tomorrow but don’t get me worried by staying out for too long go with a guard and be careful with this new friend of yours you just met him queen agatha told camsy

Cs’s face lit up with joy as she heard this thank you mommy thank you i’ll go with a guard you have no reason to worry mommy she said excitedly now go meet your uncle he needs to know you are back the queen said later that day camsy went to see her uncle she saw that her uncle was in a council meeting with the elders of the village so she stood by the door until the meeting was concluded as the elders passed her she greeted them but only a few acknowledged her greetings the rest acted like she was invincible when camsi entered the throne

Room her uncle king malaki was seated on the throne the room was dimly lit and the air was heavy with unspoken words then she bowed in a graceful ark your majesty she said in a firm and respectful voice princess camy king malaki called out it’s a good thing you decided to return from whatever escapade you ventured in your mother was worried he said camsy had thought her uncle would ask if she was okay or try to find out what delayed her but he didn’t and she was not surprised she already knew her uncle was not a kind man and he only

Acted like he cared to ease her mother’s worries sorry i came back late uncle i was with a friend hm i did not know you have friends i am not trying to make you feel bad but i did not think someone would actually want to be friends with a  the king said amidst chuckles good luck with your friends but next time you go on such escapades do make sure you return early leaving the palace gates open endangers my life and compromises my safety the king said harshly camy was not new to her uncle’s unkindness she knew he hated her so she

Replied okay to avoid stretching the matter after which king malaki dismissed her as she left the throne room she felt bitter towards her uncle but those feelings were quickly replaced by thoughts of isana which made her smile then she prayed for the next day to arrive quickly so she would see isana after cami left the throne room the king thought about her and he grew curious about the supposed friend camsy had he knew how cruel the villagers were to camsi so he was very much surprised when cami told him she was with a friend so

King malaki summoned his most trusted palace guard your highness the guard greeted i have a discreet task for you i want you to keep watch on princess camsy and report her movements and activities to me directly this is a matter of utmost confidentiality and importance see to it that it is done without drawing attention to yourself the king instructed later the next day cami went to the farm to see aana she was delighted to meet him and he smiled broadly when she called him by his name princess camsy i am glad you came around

A replied are we not friends why do you address me as princess is this your way of setting boundaries camsy asked boundaries of course not i just thought you liked being addressed that way i know the late king luke treated the villagers with love we are peasants in the eyes of the royal family no no the royal family is not like that if if i thought of you that way i wouldn’t spend time chatting with you so do not say that about yourself in case you’ve forgotten it is because of you guys that the whole village has food to eat please

Call me cami the same way i call you by your name cami answered camsy spent the rest of day gisting and laughing with isana they talked about many things isana told her stories of the things he faced on the farm he talked about his mother and he talked about her village when it was nighttime just before the village clock rang camsy dismissed him then she went home later that night king malaki summoned her again i guess you had another adventure today princess camsy you should limit the way you move around the village your presence bothers

The villagers and i do not want them to hurt you the king said camsi laughed inwardly she did not know why the king was suddenly interested in knowing about her affairs but she knew he was not worried about her he just did not want want her to go about the village parading her crippled state your highness i left the palace with a guard so no one would have harmed me camsi replied then king malaki sent for his trusted guard i need a report from today the king asked my king today princess amaka met with a farmer uncle you have

Been monitoring me camy immediately interrupted the guard yes do i not have the right to be bothered about my niece king malaki replied so this friend of yours is a farmer is this the caliber of people you make friends with i hope you do not plan to marry a lowly peasant no no you cannot do that my brother will be displeased about that as camsy heard about her father she got angry you know nothing about my father uncle you both were never even close and my father would never call his people peasants cami said

With chuckles thank you uncle for your concern but i can handle myself and i have not said i will marry the farmer so please do not bother yourself with these thoughts cami said as politely as she could to avoid pissing off her uncle the last thing she wanted was a restriction in her movements okay let me believe you king malaki said after which he dismissed the guard then cami decided to table the problems of the farmers to the king uncle the farmers have been struggling with drought they need help to ensure their crops survive did your

Friend tell you this the king said in mock laughter no uncle i heard their complaints in the market and yes my friend also complained too the farmers mentioned that if we could divert water from the river using simple channels and trenches it could provide the needed irrigation it is a method they have used in the past but it requires coordination and effort king malaki waved a dismissive hand at these words the farmers will find a way as they always have i will not divert resources from more important projects for their convenience

I have already made arrangements we will purchase grain from neighboring villages there is no need to waste resources on an expensive project he said uncle the people need more than just grain they need sustainable solutions these farmers have resorted to carrying barrels of water to their farms but if we invest in the irrigation system now it will lessen their troubles and benefit the village for years to come come cami insisted but king malak’s eyes sparked in annoyance on hearing this you speak as if you

Understand governance but you are merely a child playing at being a leader leave the decisions to those who are capable when camy heard these words she took a deep breath as she felt the weight of her uncle’s tyranny i may be young but i am not blind to the needs of our people uncle i only seek to help we must work together for the good of the village cami replied with a steady voice but this only infuriated king malaki the more you are not the ruler here he yelled with his face twisted in a scornful expression help you are a

Hindrance camsy your presence here is a reminder of your father’s failed reign the sooner you accept that the better camsy took another deep breath refusing to let king maki’s words wound her i will continue to fight for what is right uncle for the people and for this kingdom as she said this king malaki scanned her from head to toe and burst into laughter you fight for the kingdom look at you cami what can you do in that chair you are a burden nothing more now if you’ll excuse me i have more important matters to attend to the king

Said harshly then he waved his hand dismissively and turned his back on cami these words hurt cami and she felt a lump form in her throat she bit her lips and struggled to hold back her tears but when she entered her chambers she cried uncontrollably and wished her father was alive the next day camsy took a ride around the village to clear her head she did not go to isana because he had told her that he wanted to visit his mother since it had been a long time he last visited her so she took with her two place guards the villagers gossiped as

Usual as she wheeled herself through the village but none of the villagers pointed hands at her because of their fear for the palace guards as princess camsy watched she saw a sleek convoy of luxury cars as it made its way through the narrow paths of the village drawing the attention of villagers who had rarely seen such opulence the last time a car was seen in the village was during the coronation of late king luke his friends from the university had attended his coronation king luke was the first man of a seu to attend a university so

When camsi started using a wheelchair most of the elders were not surprised uris see the chair after all they had seen a mini house with tires but the children marveled at the sight and followed the convoy as it made its way to the village square but the elders watched with a mix of suspicion and interest camsy was intrigued by the site and followed the vehicles the convoy stopped in front of the village square and from the most impressive car emerged a tall well-dressed man an old man immediately recognized him nami the old

Man called with surprise as he approached him and the tall man bent his head as the old man patted his back his name was namdi oek and he was a billionaire he was the son of late mr ek who died in his sleep and he had so much resemblance with his father after his father’s death his mother disappeared from the village with him when he was just a little boy and since then no one had seen him until now camsi watched with peak interest as nami surveyed the village with a critical eye his mind already envisioning the transformation

He intended to bring an elder and several others approached him with cautious smiles welcome to a sepo mr oek the chief said as he extended his hand in greeting we are honored by your visit nami shook the elder’s hand and his grip was firm and confident thank you sir i have decided to come back to my home now i am here to discuss a significant project that i believe will benefit our people people as nami spoke the villagers murmured among themselves some were excited by the prospect of the new project while others were wary of the

Changes such a development might bring but nami kept talking i want to build a hospital the hospital will lessen the deaths of the villagers it will restore the sight of the blind villagers and if there are crippled villagers in the village it will correct their legs the villagers screamed with joy as they heard this our princess is crippled one of the villagers shouted and some of the villagers laughed at this to faka an old woman spat one of the guards heard this and nudged camsy let us return to the palace princess he said with concern as

He did not want the princess to feel bad camsy nodded and one of the guards wheeled her out of the square so there is a in the village the hospital will correct her legs namy said with a suspicious smile but the villagers were too excited to notice the chief nodded let us take you to the palace so you can discuss your plans with our king nami smiled clearly confident in his ability to win the king over of course sir he said so the elders entered one of the cars and they left for the palace the villagers continued to discuss excitedly

Until they dispersed to continue their various businesses meanwhile camsi thought over and over again of nami as the guard pushed her chair she was elated at the news of knowing that something could be done about her condition and she hoped to learn more about the billionaire she was engrossed in her thoughts that she did not know when she reached the palace gate now nam’s meeting did not go as he thought it would the king kicked against the idea and he did not understand why because he knew how important it was for

A village to have a well equipped hospital instead the king tried to convince him to renovate the village school and offer scholarships to secondary school levers so they would be trained to the university level because of this the elders adjourned the meeting after promising him that they would convince the king as he drove out of the palace gate his eyes fell upon camsi who had just arrived at the palace he noticed the wheelchair and the way she moved with quiet determination and he smiled finally i have seen a for

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