Thursday, May 3, 2018

Week 15 Reading EC: The Wicked Prince


  • Wicked prince wanted to conquer every country in the world
  • Used fired and sword to attack countries, soldiers damaged crops and destroyed homes
  • Soldiers did terrible things to people
    • Implied that they raped women fleeing with their children
  • Prince believed that everything he did was right and that everything was going well
  • Prince enslaved the kings of the countries he conquered
    • Chained to his chariot when he drove through the city
    • Forced to kneel at his feet when he ate at the table
  • Prince wanted his statues built everywhere, including churches
  • Priests opposed this, saying God was more powerful than the prince
  • Prince: "Well, then I will conquer God too."
  • Ordered an airship built; colorful and covered in "eyes" that were actually gun barrels
    • Eagles propelled it in the air
  • God sent a single angel against the ship
  • Prince's bullets bounced off of the angel's wings
  • Single drop of blood from angel's wings dropped onto the ship and weighed it down, sending it crashing down into a large tree
  • Prince spent seven years building a fleet of airships
  • God sent a swarm of gnats that swarmed the prince; prince swung at the gnats with his sword, but it hit nothing
  • Prince tried to cover up, but a gnat got inside the coverings and stung the prince's ear
  • Soldiers mocked the prince who wanted to make war with God
Bibiliography: The Wicked Prince from Fairy Tales and Stories by Hans Christian Andersen. Web Source.

Image: Fire in a Village by Egbert van der Poel, from Wikimedia Commons. Web Source.

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