Once upon a time , there was a king in the old Eastern region . He realized that it was near the time he sought the heir to his kingdom . He did not inherit the kingdom to one of his subordinates or his son , but he decided to do something different .
He called all the young kids in the whole kingdom . He said , " It is time for me to step down and choose the new king . I decided to choose one of you . "
Young kids were shocked ! But the king continued , " I 'll give each of you a seed today . One seed only. Seed is very special . I want you to go home , plant it , water it and come back here again exactly 1 year from today with the results of the seeds I gave today . then I will assess the results you have grown, and the one I choose will be the king of this country ! "
There was a young boy named Ling who was there that day and he , like the others , received a seed it . He went home and excitedly told his mother about what happened . His mother helped him get a pot and soil for planting, and he planted the seed and watered it carefully .
Every day he would water the seed , and observe if it had grown . After a few weeks , some of the other youths began to talk about their seeds and the plants that were beginning to grow . Ling went home and checking his seed , but to no avail .
Three weeks , 4 , 5 weeks went by . Still no result. Today, the young people discuss about their plants but Ling still has not grown seedlings , and he began to feel like a loser . Six months passed , still has not grown too . He thought that he had killed his seed . Everyone else had trees and tall plants , but he did not have anything . Ling did not say anything to her . He kept waiting for his seed to grow .
One year had passed and all the young people throughout the kingdom brought their plants to the king to be assessed . Ling desperate and do not want to leave with an empty pot . But his mother encouraged him to go and bring the pot .
Ling to be honest about what happened to his seed , his mother's advice . Ling realized that his mother was right . And he went to the palace to bring an empty pot . When Ling arrived , he was amazed to see the variety of plants grown by the other executives . Everything is beautiful , in size and shape . Ling put the empty pot on the floor and many people laughed . A few felt sorry for him .
When the king arrived, he surveyed the room and greeted his people . Ling tried to hide in the back . " My, what great plants , trees , flowers you have grown , " said the king . "Today , one of you will be appointed the next emperor ! " Instantly , the emperor spotted Ling at the back of the room with his empty pot . He ordered his guards to bring forward Ling .
Ling was terrified . " The king knows I'm a loser ! Maybe he would order me to be punished ! " When Ling got to the front , the king asked his name . " My name is Ling , " said Ling . Everyone laughed at him .
The king of calming the situation . He saw Ling , and then announced to the whole kingdom , " Look , these guys are the new king ! His name is Ling ! " Ling could not believe what had just said to the king . He could not even grow his seed , why he could be the new emperor ?
Then the king said , " One year ago today , I gave everyone here a seed . And I told you to pick it up , plant , and care for her , then bring it back to me today. But I gave you all boiled seeds that would not grow . all of you , except Ling , have brought me trees and plants and flowers . When you found that the seed would not grow , you substituted another seed . Only Ling who had the courage and honesty to bring me a pot with seed in it . then so , he which will be the new king . "