Once, a king loved music so much that he searched the world for the best instrument. One day, a magic man1 the king a harp (竖琴).
The king took it to the palace, but2he played it, the harp sounded terrible. Many3people tried it. They agreed that the harp was4and the king had been fooled. The harp was thrown out as rubbish.
A poor little girl5found the harp, and even though she didn't know how6, she decided to have a try. She played and played, the whole day through, for months and years. The music she produced was never perfect,7each time it sounded a little better.
Then one day, suddenly, the harp started to play the most beautiful music. It was in fact8magic harp, and could only be played well by someone who would put in the necessary effort.
The king heard the music from his window, and called the girl to the palace. When the king saw that she was playing his old harp, he was filled9joy. At that moment he made the girl his own private10, giving her and her family many riches.
