Forest Mystic
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The lesson the villagers learned from the mystic Riko was to be graceful in one’s actions and aware of one’s choices
Help always comes, just be kind, grateful, and alert to wise voices
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Miko is a mischievous boy who lives in a quaint village near a forest, and he loves to play pranks. He tips pots over and tickles the guard dogs, causing mayhem wherever he goes. He thinks his tricks are harmless, but his neighbors aren’t happy.
The village chieftains gather to discuss what can be done about Miko, but he won’t listen to reason. So the villagers decide to teach him lesson, and they force him to move a mile out of the village, into the forest, where he will live by himself. Even in the forest, he continues to try to play tricks on people. But when he encounters a girl named Riko traveling in the forest and tries to play a prank on her, he gets quite a scare of his own—and discovers new wisdom in the process.
In this children’s story, a prankster sent away from his village to live alone learns a valuable lesson about making choices and being kind.
About the Author
Ria Cheruvu is seventeen years old, graduated with a master’s degree in data science from Harvard University at the age of sixteen, and now works as an AI ethics lead architect at Intel Corporation. She enjoys composing piano music, singing, playing golf and tennis, and ocean gazing.