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Once upon a time, there lived a kind-hearted price named Jarre.
He adored flowers and insects, and he loved the moon, the sun, and the stars up in the sky.
One day, Jarre found a seed. He took that seed to the top of a great hill, and planted it there.
In time, the seed sprouted, and became a long, thin trunk of a tree. But its flowers did not bloom.
The impatient Prime Minister said, "What's the point if it won't bloom. Cut it down." But Jarre replied:
"Even if it doesn't bloom, it's putting all of its effort into growing. Cutting it down would be a terrible thing to do!"
Hearing this, the tree took the form of a young woman, and appeared before Jarre.
He instantly fell in love with her white skin and beautiful figure. On a moonlit night, he asked her to marry him.
After the wedding, the two of them were as happy as can be.
But the Prime Minister, angry that the Prince had married the maiden, had her cruelly cast out of the castle.
Jarre was so sad that he shut himself up in the castle. Day and night he cried, unable to think of anything but his lost love.
The maiden learned of this, and strectched her trunk and branches until several pure, white flowers bloomed from their tips.
Jarre saw this from his castle window and stopped crying. He went outside forthe first time since his maiden had gone.
Sitting beneath the newly bloomed flowers, he heard the maiden's voice.
"Don't cry. You'll always be able to find me here."
It was then that Jarre realized that his love had actually been the tree, transformed into a fair maiden.
When he gently kissed the bark of the tree he had loved, all of its flowers turned to a bright red.
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