"Cap O' Rushes"
Cap O' Rushes is an example of fairy tales. Fairy tales are not always about fairies , though they are always full of strange and wonderful happenings.
Cap O' Rushes and has much in common with other well-known tales, such as 'Cinderella'.
Cap-O-Rushes begins with the old king asking his three daughters how much they love him. The older two girls flatter him by saying that they love him more than gold, silver, gems and jewels, while the youngest tells him that she loves him as much as salt. At this, the king is so outraged that he banishes his daughter from his kingdom.
The young girl becomes a poor kitchen servant but, after attending a royal festival, dressed in her dead mother's fine clothes, she is rescued from poverty by a handsome prince. Knowing that her father is to be present at her wedding to the prince, she orders that the banquet should be cooked without salt. This symbolism is not lost on her father. When he and the other guests taste the awful, saltless food, he realizes that as salt gives food its taste, so love gives life its meaning. As he weeps tears of repentence, his daughter reveals her identity and the two are joyfully reconciled.
>>>As I read this story I remembered one passage from the bible where Jesus tells his disciples that they are the salt of the earth. We spoke of how God made the world for mankind and how His people give flavour or meaning to the earth that He made.
>>>The moral of the story is to not judge a book by its cover and don't treat someone bad just because they are less fortunate. Father of Cap O' Rushes seems to be materialistic and he did not let her daughter to elaborate what her daughter said.
I must say, I thought this was a pretty interesting read when it comes to this topic. Liked the material. . . . .
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