Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 20 May 1994.
Time for a little Chevalier ?
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· 3 messages · 20 May 1994 - 28 May 1994
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Hello to all the little ones reading, and lots of fuzzy fuzzyness to
all those who want them! :)
This is a story for children that I read a long time ago, when I was
little..
Chevalier takes a very big, fuzzy and soft pillow, and sits on it, leaving
some space for the little ones who wants to come sit by his side... then he
turns off the lights and lights a candle and puts some soft soft music in
the
background (very quiet so the children can hear his voice) and he starts his
story, caressing the little ones' hair...
THE MOUSE KING: QUEST FOR A WEDDING
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o ---| o ]-I-I-I-[
_ _ _ _ _ _ _---| | _---| \ ` ' /
A long, long time ago, ]-I-I-I-I-[ ---| | ---| |. |
in a very old castle, a \ ` '_/ | / \ | | /^\|
king was dealing with a big [*] __| ^ / ^ \ ^ | |*||
problem. His daughter, the |__ ,| / \ / `\ / \ | ===|
most wonderful, sweet, ___| ___ ,|__ / /=_=_=_=\ \ |, _|
bright, gentle, coura- I_I__I_I__I_I (====(_________)___|_|____|____
geous and beautiful mouse \-\--|-|--/-/ | I [ ]__I I_I__|____I_I_|
of the Kingdom -- was now |[] '| | [] |`__ . [ \-\--|-|--/-/
of age to be married, |. | |' |___|_____I___|___I___|---------|
and the King wanted to / \| [] .|_|-|_|-|-|_|-|_|-|_|-| [] [] |
find the most perfect <===> | .|-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-| | / \
and worthy husband for ] []|` [] ||.|.|.|.|.|.|.|.|.|.||- <===>
her. He wanted to marry ] []| ` | |/////////\\\\\\\\\\.||__. | |[] [
her to someone special, <===> ' ||||| | | | ||||.|| [] <===>
to someone strong and \T/ | |-- ||||| | O | O | ||||.|| . |' \T/
powerful. In fact, he | . _||||| | | | ||||.|| | | |
decided he would marry ../|' v . | .|||||/____|____\|||| /|. . | . ./
her to the *MOST* power- |//\............/...........\........../../\\\
ful being on Earth.
At this time, my little one, you have to understand that a princess
couldn't
choose herself who she wanted to marry. This would cause many princesses to
have a very sad life, and thankfully today, we can marry who we want! :)
So the princess mouse was very sad, for she knew that she had to marry
the one her father choses, and she loved secretly a prince-mouse that
lived in another kingdom.
. . | . / -- Surely, said the king to himself
one
\ ... ... | ... / night he couldn't sleep because he
was
...\...........|..... /...... thinking about all that, surely
the
......\... * *../............ SUN is the MOST *powerful*
being
.......... ______________*_____......... in all the world! I shall
meet
....... (____________________>... him tomorrow and ask him to
marry
- - - - - - - (o o) - - - - - - - - my
daughter.
....* \ *.....
......... ,____~ .......... The day after, he had a
big
...../.* .*...... breakfast, and then he climbed
the
/ ......* *..... \ tallest tower of his castle (the
one
/ ........... ..........\ that scratches the heavens with
its
/ ... . ..... |........... \ weather-vane) and said to the
Sun
/ .. ... | ... ... \ from the tallest
window:
. . | . . \
| "Oh Sun, Sun! You that
are
| the most *powerful* being in the world!
Would
you marry my daughter, who is the most wonderful, sweet, bright, gentle,
courageous and beautiful mouse in the Kingdom?"
"I would be glad to do so," responded the Sun, "but alas! I am not the most
powerful being in the world... look, look in the sky! Do you see the cloud?
When he comes in front of me, he blocks my rays and stop my warmth...
they are surely more powerful than I!"
The King was very persistent, and decided to keep his hopes high. The day
after, after eating a hearty breakfast, he climbed the highest mountain in
the Kingdom, and met with the cloud:
"Oh Cloud, Cloud! You that are more ( ( )
powerful than the Sun, who is the most ( ( )
powerful being in all the world! Would you ( ( )
marry my daughter, who is the most (_ ( )
wonderful, sweet, bright, gentle, ( ( )
courageous and beautiful mouse in the ^^^/^^^^/^^^^^^^^^^^
Kingdom?" / /__
\__ /
? / /__
\ ( )( )________ /__ /
/00 \ _ / /
O_\\--mm---mm /_______) / /
\/
"I would be glad to do so," answered the Cloud, "but Alas! there is someone
who is more powerful than I... look, look! Do you feel the wind? When he
blows strongly, he pushes me far away and we can't do anything about it! He
certainly would be the one worthy of your daughter."
The king did not despair, and decided the next day, after a big, hearty
breakfast, to meet with the Wind.
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. . . * He traveled far, far away, to a land
. ____ . . . where only ice, mountains, cold and wind
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"Oh Wind, Wind! You that are more powerful than the cloud, who are more
powerful than the Sun, who is the most powerful being in the whole world!
Would you marry my daughter, who is the most wonderful, sweet, bright,
gentle,
courageous and beautiful mouse in the Kingdom?"
"I would be glad to do so... but alas! I am not that powerful... when you
will travel back to your land, you will surly see this old tower on the
the castle of the neighboring Kingdom... for centuries and centuries
I have vainly blown on him.. and never would he move! This old tower is
surly more powerful than I."
The King decided to go see this tower and ask him to marry his daughter,
since it was right on his way back to home:
"Oh tower, Tower! You who are more |>>>
powerful than the wind, who is more |
powerful than the cloud, who is more _ _|_ _
powerful than the Sun, who is the MOST |;|_|;|_|;|
powerful being in the world! Would you \\. . /
marry my daughter, who is the most \\: . /
wonderful, sweet, bright, gentle, ||: |
courageous and beautiful mouse in my ||:. |
kingdom?" ||: .|
||: | \,/
||: , | /`\
||: |
||: . |
__ _||_ |
____--`~ '--~~__ __ ----~ ~`---, ___
-~--~ ~---__ ,--~' ~~----_____-~'
`~----~~
"I would be glad to do so, but alas! I am not that powerful... look, look!
here in my dungeons, a prince mouse has made hundreds of holes in me, and
never, never have I been able to stop him from doing so! Surly he is more
powerful than I."
The King was very desperate by that time... he decided to make a last
attempt and walked in the maze of paths and holes of the dungeons of
the tower to find the prince mouse. After some time, he met him:
"Oh Sir, prince Mouse.. You who are more powerful than the Tower, who is
himself more powerful than the Wind, who is more powerful than the Cloud,
who is more powerful than the Sun, who is the most powerful being in the
world! Would you marry my daughter.. who is the most wonderful, sweet,
bright,
gentle courageous and beautiful mouse in my Kingdom?"
__
,-'' `-. And since the prince mouse was in , .
/\\` _\ , love with the King's daughter too, c(\/|
|\\ (_\/| he answered "yes:)" and the two / o `-.
` / /-'o `-. mice married each other, were | --'
| / --' happy like no other royal couple, _-_ (_
/' /\_,-'|`-'/ many many children. /`` `---' \ /
| |_.--._|/-' / `---. \ \-'\__./
| | , /)` \ ( -< -'-'|\_.-/'
\\_| ,) || T H E | `-.`. ,`(
`--\ |_// | /`'----'\
|' |__, E N D \\_/ | | | | \
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:)))))
I hope you liked this little story, my little ones...
*softly bringing the children to their bed if they now are
sleeping...*
Take care all.. :) And have faith that what is meant to be, will
be.:)
Chevalier
THIS is SO beautiful! Thank you very much, Colin. Bravo! In a previous article, Col...@equinox.gen.nz (Colin Douthwaite) says: > > ,,, > (o o) >-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-oOOo-(_)-oOOo-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- >- > > > > > > >Hello to all the little ones reading, and lots of fuzzy fuzzyness to >all those who want them! :) >This is a story for children that I read a long time ago, when I was >little.. > >Chevalier takes a very big, fuzzy and soft pillow, and sits on it, leaving >some space for the little ones who wants to come sit by his side... then he >turns off the lights and lights a candle and puts some soft soft music in >the >background (very quiet so the children can hear his voice) and he starts his >story, caressing the little ones' hair... > > > > THE MOUSE KING: QUEST FOR A WEDDING > ,,, > (o o) >-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-oOOo-(_)-oOOo-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- >- > > > o > _---| _ _ _ _ _ > o ---| o ]-I-I-I-[ > _ _ _ _ _ _ _---| | _---| \ ` ' / > A long, long time ago, ]-I-I-I-I-[ ---| | ---| |. | > in a very old castle, a \ ` '_/ | / \ | | /^\| > king was dealing with a big [*] __| ^ / ^ \ ^ | |*|| > problem. His daughter, the |__ ,| / \ / `\ / \ | ===| > most wonderful, sweet, ___| ___ ,|__ / /=_=_=_=\ \ |, _| > bright, gentle, coura- I_I__I_I__I_I (====(_________)___|_|____|____ > geous and beautiful mouse \-\--|-|--/-/ | I [ ]__I I_I__|____I_I_| > of the Kingdom -- was now |[] '| | [] |`__ . [ \-\--|-|--/-/ > of age to be married, |. | |' |___|_____I___|___I___|---------| > and the King wanted to / \| [] .|_|-|_|-|-|_|-|_|-|_|-| [] [] | > find the most perfect <===> | .|-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-| | / \ > and worthy husband for ] []|` [] ||.|.|.|.|.|.|.|.|.|.||- <===> > her. He wanted to marry ] []| ` | |/////////\\\\\\\\\\.||__. | |[] [ > her to someone special, <===> ' ||||| | | | ||||.|| [] <===> > to someone strong and \T/ | |-- ||||| | O | O | ||||.|| . |' \T/ > powerful. In fact, he | . _||||| | | | ||||.|| | | | > decided he would marry ../|' v . | .|||||/____|____\|||| /|. . | . ./ > her to the *MOST* power- |//\............/...........\........../../\\\ > ful being on Earth. > > At this time, my little one, you have to understand that a princess >couldn't > choose herself who she wanted to marry. This would cause many princesses to > have a very sad life, and thankfully today, we can marry who we want! :) > So the princess mouse was very sad, for she knew that she had to marry > the one her father choses, and she loved secretly a prince-mouse that > lived in another kingdom. > > . . | . / -- Surely, said the king to himself >one > \ ... ... | ... / night he couldn't sleep because he >was > ...\...........|..... /...... thinking about all that, surely >the > ......\... * *../............ SUN is the MOST *powerful* >being > .......... ______________*_____......... in all the world! I shall >meet > ....... (____________________>... him tomorrow and ask him to >marry > - - - - - - - (o o) - - - - - - - - my >daughter. > ....* \ *..... > ......... ,____~ .......... The day after, he had a >big > ...../.* .*...... breakfast, and then he climbed >the > / ......* *..... \ tallest tower of his castle (the >one > / ........... ..........\ that scratches the heavens with >its > / ... . ..... |........... \ weather-vane) and said to the >Sun > / .. ... | ... ... \ from the tallest >window: > . . | . . \ > | "Oh Sun, Sun! You that >are > | the most *powerful* being in the world! >Would > you marry my daughter, who is the most wonderful, sweet, bright, gentle, > courageous and beautiful mouse in the Kingdom?" > "I would be glad to do so," responded the Sun, "but alas! I am not the most > powerful being in the world... look, look in the sky! Do you see the cloud? > When he comes in front of me, he blocks my rays and stop my warmth... > they are surely more powerful than I!" > > The King was very persistent, and decided to keep his hopes high. The day > after, after eating a hearty breakfast, he climbed the highest mountain in > the Kingdom, and met with the cloud: > > "Oh Cloud, Cloud! You that are more ( ( ) > powerful than the Sun, who is the most ( ( ) > powerful being in all the world! Would you ( ( ) > marry my daughter, who is the most (_ ( ) > wonderful, sweet, bright, gentle, ( ( ) > courageous and beautiful mouse in the ^^^/^^^^/^^^^^^^^^^^ > Kingdom?" / /__ > \__ / > ? / /__ > \ ( )( )________ /__ / > /00 \ _ / / > O_\\--mm---mm /_______) / / > \/ > >"I would be glad to do so," answered the Cloud, "but Alas! there is someone > who is more powerful than I... look, look! Do you feel the wind? When he > blows strongly, he pushes me far away and we can't do anything about it! He > certainly would be the one worthy of your daughter." > > The king did not despair, and decided the next day, after a big, hearty > breakfast, to meet with the Wind. > > . . . . . . > . . * . . . . > . . . * He traveled far, far away, to a land > . ____ . . . where only ice, mountains, cold and wind > <WW>>> . . live and play music all the time > . . /WWWI; \ . . . ____ between the stars. . > * /WWWWII; \=====; . /WI; \ * . /\_ . > . /WWWWWII;.. \_ . ___/WI;:. \ . _/M; \ . . > > /WWWWWIIIIi;.. \__/WWWIIII:.. \____ . . /MMI: \ * . > . _/WWWWWIIIi;;;:...: ;\WWWWWWIIIII;. \ /MMWII; \ . . . > /WWWWWIWIiii;;;.:.. : ;\WWWWWIII;;;:: \___/MMWIIII; \ >. > /WWWWWIIIIiii;;::.... : ;|WWWWWWII;;::.: :;IMWIIIII;: \___ * >/WWWWWWWWWIIIIIWIIii;;::;..;\WWWWWWIII;;;:::... ;IMIII;; :: \ . >WWWWWWWWWIIIIIIIIIii;;::.;..;\WWWWWWWWIIIII;;.. :;IMIII;::: : \ >WWWWWWWWWWWWWIIIIIIii;;::..;..;\WWWWWWWWIIII;::; :::::::::.....:: \ >%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%XXXXX >X > >%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%XXXXXXXX >X > >%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%XXXXXXXXXXX >X > >%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX >X > > > "Oh Wind, Wind! You that are more powerful than the cloud, who are more > powerful than the Sun, who is the most powerful being in the whole world! > Would you marry my daughter, who is the most wonderful, sweet, bright, >gentle, > courageous and beautiful mouse in the Kingdom?" > "I would be glad to do so... but alas! I am not that powerful... when you > will travel back to your land, you will surly see this old tower on the > the castle of the neighboring Kingdom... for centuries and centuries > I have vainly blown on him.. and never would he move! This old tower is > surly more powerful than I." > > The King decided to go see this tower and ask him to marry his daughter, > since it was right on his way back to home: > > > "Oh tower, Tower! You who are more |>>> > powerful than the wind, who is more | > powerful than the cloud, who is more _ _|_ _ > powerful than the Sun, who is the MOST |;|_|;|_|;| > powerful being in the world! Would you \\. . / > marry my daughter, who is the most \\: . / > wonderful, sweet, bright, gentle, ||: | > courageous and beautiful mouse in my ||:. | > kingdom?" ||: .| > ||: | \,/ > ||: , | /`\ > ||: | > ||: . | > __ _||_ | > ____--`~ '--~~__ __ ----~ ~`---, ___ >-~--~ ~---__ ,--~' ~~----_____-~' >`~----~~ > > "I would be glad to do so, but alas! I am not that powerful... look, look! > here in my dungeons, a prince mouse has made hundreds of holes in me, and > never, never have I been able to stop him from doing so! Surly he is more > powerful than I." > > The King was very desperate by that time... he decided to make a last > attempt and walked in the maze of paths and holes of the dungeons of > the tower to find the prince mouse. After some time, he met him: > > "Oh Sir, prince Mouse.. You who are more powerful than the Tower, who is > himself more powerful than the Wind, who is more powerful than the Cloud, > who is more powerful than the Sun, who is the most powerful being in the > world! Would you marry my daughter.. who is the most wonderful, sweet, >bright, > gentle courageous and beautiful mouse in my Kingdom?" > __ > ,-'' `-. And since the prince mouse was in , . > /\\` _\ , love with the King's daughter too, c(\/| >|\\ (_\/| he answered "yes:)" and the two / o `-. > ` / /-'o `-. mice married each other, were | --' > | / --' happy like no other royal couple, _-_ (_ > /' /\_,-'|`-'/ many many children. /`` `---' \ / > | |_.--._|/-' / `---. \ \-'\__./ > | | , /)` \ ( -< -'-'|\_.-/' > \\_| ,) || T H E | `-.`. ,`( > `--\ |_// | /`'----'\ > |' |__, E N D \\_/ | | | | \ > /|\ ` `-~~\~~|~/~~' > \ |/ > \|\_, > ,_/ ' > ` > ,,, > (o o) >-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-oOOo-(_)-oOOo-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- >- > > > :))))) > I hope you liked this little story, my little ones... > *softly bringing the children to their bed if they now are >sleeping...* > Take care all.. :) And have faith that what is meant to be, will >be.:) > > Chevalier > > > > -- ao0...@freenet.carleton.ca Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Doris Johnston (ao0...@FreeNet.Carleton.CA) wrote:
: THIS is SO beautiful!
: Thank you very much, Colin. Bravo!
Yes, I miss Chevalier. He seems to have gone from alt.ascii-art, and
perhaps Internet. Most of his postings, " Antispoiler Stories for
lilones ", were made around Christmas time 1993 in the early days of
alt.ascii-art.
Since you liked the sample story, and because perhaps other folks
might not have seen them before, I have reposted another of
Chevalier's stories today:
" The Lion and the Mosquito "
Maybe we need one or two more "Chevaliers" on Internet. As a French
Canadian he took much of his text from French poetry, but not exclusively.
Bye,
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