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She was the darling daughter of ocean god, she had all the oceans at her feet, she was as beautiful as an angel, when she laughed flowers bloomed, when she cried precious pearls rolled down her ivory cheeks.
She dreamt of flying, kissing the blue skies, sailing on clouds.
“There is a witch that lives on that far away mountain. She can grant any wish.” A little bird told her one day.
She sneaked out of the sea to visit her.
“I can’t give you a pair of wings child.” The witch said. “That’s not in my hands.”
Two drops of tear rolled down the cheeks of the innocent princess, two greedy eyes noted two precious pearls rolling on the floor of her hut.
She imprisoned her. Her hut was far away from ocean, she took her captive even further in the middle of the island so her father will not be able to hear her cries.
Every day she invented new methods of making her cry, soon her hut became a marvelous palace, she bought the entire island and other islands in ocean but her greed only increased. She appointed slaves to torment her and started living in a mansion in a beautiful island, surrounded by slaves to cater her every whim.
The ocean god searched for her everywhere; then with time he thought he has lost her because the witch’s strong spell blocked his power to feel his daughter.
One of her tormentors sneaked out a pearl to sell it, he had to sell it out of witch’s island, so he stuffed it in his bag and started his journey across the ocean to escape the witch and her wrath.
The ship got capsized and the pearl reached its destination.
The fury of ocean god exploded; one by one he washed out the islands in ocean to seek his daughter till he found her and liberated her.
The witch now dwells deep in ocean, in a cage, surrounded by eels.
Serves her right!