World Children's Story Classics: Family Stories

Chapter 28 The Locket

The king had a son named Aji.When Aji grew up, he took a boat to drift far away.The boat traveled for a long time and came to a small island.There was an old woman sitting on the bank, she was so hungry that she was about to faint.Aji gave the old woman what little food he had.The old lady gave Aji a locket, Aji opened the locket, and thousands of soldiers ran out from it; Aji said: "Go back." The soldiers got into the box and disappeared.When Aji returned home, his country had been occupied by the enemy.The king ran out and said to Aji, "Let's run away." Aji opened the gold box, and all the soldiers ran out and drove all the enemies away.Aji said to the soldiers: "Go back." The soldiers went back into the box and disappeared. "

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