The King With Horse Ears Story | Stories for Teenagers | English Fairy Tales
The King with a Horse's Ears A Legend from Ireland A long time ago in Ireland, there was a king who had ruled for many years. There were two strange things about this king: first, he always wore a hood over his head. And the second strange thing about him was that he only got his hair cut once a year. And every year, the person who cut his hair always disappeared. The people all doubt that the king killed this person every year. Of course, nobody wanted to cut the king's hair. But the king set up a lottery, and every year, he chose one person from the town to cut his hair. One year, the king chose a young man named Liam. On the day of the haircut, Liam went to the king's palace. His hands were shaking with fear. Liam was terrified that today would be the last day of his life. “Welcome,” the king said to Liam. "It's your turn to cut my hair." Liam only nodded his head miserably. Slowly, the king took off his hood. Liam saw what the king had been hiding undern
