The boy washed himself up. The nurse offered to help him and he agreed as his broken ribs hurt a lot. Actually he let her wash him. Later he heard her phoning someone, most probably the police. He heard several words, like "fair hair and golden eyes", "about twelve, maybe thirteen years old" and "certainly not from Central". He didn't worry much; he hoped that the police would help him find his parents. And his parents would remind him his name. Anyway, what could he do apart of going to bed and waiting, at least until his wounds heal up?
He lay down while the girl in the bed next to his was crying. The boy lazily opened his eyes.
'What's up, little one?' he asked. The girl sobbed.
'I miss Mommy and Daddy' she said.
'Don't worry, they'll come see you tomorrow…'
'Yes, I know, but… but they always told me a goodnight story while I was lying in bed…'
'Goodnight story? No problem. I can tell you a fairy tale. So now stop crying, wipe your eyes and lie down…'
'All right, I'm lying!' the girl shrieked. The boy smiled a little bit.
'Once upon a time, in a kingdom far, far away, a wise king lived and ruled. He had a wife who was the queen and a daughter who was a princess. The princess was very pretty; she had long, blond hair and big, amber eyes. Princes from all over the world were coming and asking the princess to marry them, but she rejected them all and went hunting. She went hunting any time she got bored, tired or annoyed with being princess. She wore plain blouse, long trousers and knee-high boots, tied up her hair, took her crossbow and arrows and whistled for her dog. Then they went hunting. The princess was very good at shooting and every time she went hunting she killed a rabbit or a hare or a bird… but she hunted only for pleasure. And one day, a prince who hadn't seen her before, was riding on horseback through the forest she was hunting in. the prince saw the princess and fell in love with her, not knowing who she was. She looked just like a hunter so he thought she was one. Anyway, he went to the palace, because his parents, who were king and queen from the neighboring kingdom, wanted him to marry the princess. When he proposed to her, she rejected him. The prince was very handsome, he was tall and black-haired, and his eyes were very dark, almost black yet still blue. He was very sad when the princess rejected him, but he was witty and he had a friend dragon. He asked the dragon to capture the princess. And the dragon, big, fire-breathing dragon, captured the princess and kept her in his cave. Many brave knights wanted to save the princess, but no one succeeded. After several weeks, when the princess was willing to marry anyone who'd save her, the black-haired prince came. He didn't need to fight with the dragon. He saved the princess and took her back to her parents. And the prince and the princess got married and lived long and happily… the end.'
