So he would have lived in this way, perhaps, until now, but once the prince among his joy and happiness suddenly became sad for no reason. He had just passed the forbidden gate and stopped and stood there lost in thought… Then he went to his father.
- Father, what is there, behind the golden gate?
The king smiled, patted his hair and said:
- When time comes, you will know, my son.
- What if ... ... I would try it today?
- You would have violated my ban. I am your father, and if I tell you: no! - there is should be some reason! You are still not ready for what awaits you there. If you enter this gate before the right time, then you ... you simple may not come back.
Prince's eyes opened wide in surprise. He went to his friends... But as after any meeting with his father, he returned not the same as he was before. He was no longer free of any care. One thought always haunted him: His father said: "Do not walk through the gate, because you may not come back."
But if he will just open the gate and have a look what's out there - and close it again? Just one look? It wasn’t forbidden! He will not enter. Just one short look!
And the day came when Prince couldn’t fight this desire any longer - very quickly he rushed to the golden gate and open it and ...
He was ready to see something unexpected, but there was just a garden, surprisingly similar to his own - and in the same time unknown, mysteriously another one.
Silent and enchanted, prince stood in front of this familiar stranger ... What he stood here for, who could tell? And then here in this another garden something happened, as if breeze swept and the Prince saw ... straight in front of him some creature appeared. Prince has never seen anything like this before.
It was the same as he, it stood on two legs and had two arms, and head and eyes, but it was completely different - a small, delicate, light, so pretty!
While he was gazing on this unknown, unseen being the Prince’s heart beat so badly that hurt him, and in the same time he was filled with such joyous glee that he had never experienced before. It seemed one moment more - and he wouldn’t survive, would be smashed into thousands of small spray like a fountain in his garden.
So he stared at the amazing creature. And in the same manner the creature stared at him. Prince felt that the land slips away from under his feet. "Oh, that is it, what is it?" - he thought. And then he heard a calm and warm voice of the father: "It is love, my son."
Not realizing what he was doing, the Prince took a step and stretched out his hands. The amazing creature took a step, too, and at the very moment when their fingers met, the Prince felt the invisible barrier between them. Even if he would like to enter into the garden he could not, same as failed to touch the mysterious substance, which his eyes were able to see.
Next moment chocked Prince lost his consciousness…
When he came back into himself he was laying at his bad in the palace, and his father was sitting next to him. Prince immediately remembered what had happened and cried, clutching his hand to his heart.
- What happened to you, my child?
- Father, I fell in love! I broke your ban...
- Yes, I know. And will get punishment. Be ready to go. I'm turning your palace into a spaceship - now you'll wander through the universe in search of the one who you fell in love with, and finding, will follow her on her planet. But you won’t be able enter that world of opposites as you are. Come on, I'll show you.