Okay, here's the first "true" chapter. Enjoy!
And so, Prince Ghirahim went off to find the Great Fairy Spring of Life.
From town to town he went, from village to village. But no matter where he asked, no one could tell him where the Great Fairy Spring of Life was.
Then one day, as he rode along a beautiful field of wildflowers, a little fairy rose up from the flowers and greeted him.
"Good day to you, Master Traveler, where are you off to?"
But the arrogant prince said, "Watch how you speak to me, glowbug, I am the crown prince of Hyrule!"
"Oh beg pardon, ye highness, I thought thee a courier since thou rides on a horse and not in a carriage," responded the little fairy sourly.
"Insolent bug!" snarled Prince Ghirahim nastily, "But what else can you expect of a little fairy that knows nothing."
"Careful what you say, Prince Mean-Tongue!" replied the little fairy, "Us faefolk know much about the world that your kind is ignorant of!"
"Oh really…" replied the prince sarcastically, "Well then I suppose you would know where to find the Great Fairy Spring of Life, whose waters can cure any ailment."
At that the little fairy scoffed.
"Of course I know where the Great Fairy Spring of Life is!" replied the little fairy, "It's on the Koholint Island! A little island far off the shores of Hyrule!"
"Well I'll be damned!" exclaimed Prince Ghirahim, "Luck has struck me at last!"
With that Prince Ghirahim quickly rode off to the nearest harbor.
Without thanking the little fairy.
"What a mean character that one has!" exclaimed the little fairy sourly. But then she went back to her flower to drink her nectar "Ah well… not my trouble… that meanness of his will cost him dearly once he steps afoot on Koholint Island…"
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A couple of weeks later, the words of the little fairy came true.
Prince Ghirahim had gone to Koholint Island, and there had asked about the Great Fairy Spring of Life. True enough, the locals knew of the magical spring, and Prince Ghirahim learned that somewhere far inland on Koholint Island was supposed to be an enchanted castle, and that within the castle's yard stood the Great Fairy Spring of Life. But no one knew exactly where the castle was, for all who had gone to find it, themselves were never found or heard of again.
Prince Ghirahim though refused to give up.
"I will not go back empty-handed… not now that I have come all this way! Whatever it is that prevented all these men from coming back, I will not let it stand between me and my crown!"
With that, Prince Ghirahim bought himself a knapsack full of food and set out to find the enchanted castle. Deeper and deeper he went inland, deeper and deeper into the forest. But no matter how much he traveled or where he went he found no trace of a castle. He also found no way back leading to the village where he had arrived.
The next day he came to wonder how the island could be so big.
The day after he came to realize:
"I am lost! I know not where to go nor where I am!"
Fearfully he ran this way and that, trying to find his way back to the village.
The day that followed he had eaten the last of the food he had brought.
All throughout the day that followed that he hungered.
Then on the fifth day…
"At last! Thank the golden three… at long last I am out of this blasted forest!"
…Prince Ghirahim found himself on a wide open field.
And on that wide open field, peacefully grazing, was a whole flock of goats. Seeing them the hungry Prince grinned sickly.
"Today surely turns out to be most fortunate! Not only am I finally out of that accursed forest… there is plenty of fresh meat for me to eat!"
With that Prince Ghirahim unshouldered his bow and nocked an arrow to the string, for the prince always carried with him a long bow, a quiver full of arrows, and a sharp fencing saber.
Setting his sights on a beautiful, healthy-looking young goat, not quite a kid, not quite a full-grown, drawing back the string, he took careful aim.
"Hold it right there, young man, have a care!"
The prince startled so much he nearly let the arrow fly. Out of nowhere an old woman had come up running to him.
"Young man, I warn you, do not harm any of these goats! They are the children of the forest spirit Ordona! They are holy animals and none may harm them! The lord of this island punishes all that do!"
But the arrogant prince just said:
"Be off with you, old woman, leave me alone with your crazy superstition; those are just goats! As for your lord… he will not harm me; I am the son of a mighty king. If your lord dares harm me, he will have a war on his hands. I will just repay him after for that one goat I will eat."
With that the arrogant prince took aim again.
But the old woman said:
"Arrogant fool… do you truly think I will just let you do as you please?"
With that she reached into a small pouch and threw a fistful of powder at the arrogant prince.
Prince Ghirahim angrily tried to brush the powder from his eyes.
"You crazy old hag! What do you think you are do-"
But the prince never finished his sentence. With horror he watched his body slowly turn to stone.
"You witch! What have you don-"
"Given you the punishment you so rightly deserve…" answered the old witch in a grim voice, while she was rubbing her hand with an ointment. The prince though could no longer hear.
For he had turned into a solid, cold stone statue. Had the prince paid more attention, he would have seen that the field was not only full of grazing goats… but also full of cold, stone-statues, some so old and weathered down that one could only see men in them if he used all his imagination.
And there he stood, for the rest of the day…
…and the next…
…and the next…
…and the next…
Finally, a year and a day had passed, and King Daphnes gave his eldest son up for dead.
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"Oh, what sorrow… oh, what pain… I have lost my eldest son!" lamented the poor, old king Daphnes, "Oh I never should have sent him on that journey… I never should have asked you to find the Great Fairy Spring of Life…"
"Father, worry you not!" spoke up his second son, Prince Vaati, "I will find the Great Fairy Spring! Aye, and I will find that brother of mine as well!"
"Vaati, no, do not go…" pleaded the old Daphnes, "I have lost one son already… I do not wish to lose another…"
But Prince Vaati, greedy for the crown, stole away that very same night...
There goes the eldest prince and brother... you guys and gals curious to see what will happen to the second? 'Think he'll fare any better?
I forgot to ask this in the intro: To those who recognize this fairy tale; Please do not reveal the title of the original story in the comments or to the other readers; let's not spoil the story for them, okay?
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