Journey for a crown

This is a short story I wrote a couple years ago on DTS. I was thinking of a friend who went through a traumatizing experience, and hoped to encourage people by it. I meant to illustrate it, but i kept getting frustrated about my ever changing style. so here it is for your viewing pleasure. maybe one day i'll publish it for real! it's geared to children, but anyone who has gone through feelings of worthlessness should hear it. God truly cares for you, it doesn't matter what it gains or costs him.

   Once apon a time there was a beautiful princess.

This princess had a beautiful crown,

Until a big scary dragon stole it from her.

Since she didn’t have her crown anymore, the princess didn’t feel worthy to be a princess anymore.

So she set out on a quest to find her crown.

She went to the hall where the knights eat and drink. “is my crown here?”

“no, but there are fizzy drinks that make you feel happy. There’s plenty for you!”

The princess curtsied and left to keep searching.

She came to the scholars library. “is my crown here? “

“no, but there are books that fill your head instead”

She walked for a very long time and found a lion’s den.

 “is my crown in here?” she asked.

“no, but there are some mean lions that like to eat princesses”

The princess did not like that idea, and left the den quickly.

She went to the dark forest. “is my crown in here?”

“no, but there are some sleepy bats. You could stay here if you like”

“no thank you.”

The princess continued through the forest to a town with a very busy market place.

“is my crown here?’’ she asked a stall owner.

“No, but I can sell you things that will make that crown seem useless!”

The princess shook her head and continued on, but it was getting dark and she had lost her way.

When she found the gate she stopped to talk to the singer at the wall.

“have you seen my crown?”

“no, but I can make you laugh, and forget about the crown for a while”

“no thank you. Do you know where the castle is?”

The singer pointed the way, and the princess set off for home.

She walked for a very long time.

When she got near enough she could see the castle, Her father came out of the gate running towards her! When the king reached her, he gave her a big hug and said…

“my daughter, I know the awful dragon stole your crown. When you left, I still loved you.

So I went and found the dragon. I killed it, and brought you back the crown. “

The king placed the crown back on the princesses head.

“you are a princess not because you have a crown, but because you are my daughter. You will always be worthy.”