Comments on: A fairy tale

By: eleonora

eleonora — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 16:49:31 +0000

evviva l’onesta’,paga con ritardo ma forse ne è valsa la pena.felice di continuare a sognare.Lo sperare in qualcosa di buono,non fa parte del non essere cresciuti,quanto il non rinunciare a credere quando tutto punta a scoraggiarti.

By: nice

nice — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 11:20:18 +0000

wonderful story…it was really a pleasure to read this story…like it very much!

cheers

nice

By: Metin2

Metin2 — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 16:26:12 +0000

wonderfull! :-)

By: dhanya

dhanya — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:49:32 +0000

Hey Paulo,

I love reading your books.. I have bght most of them.

This story is so beautiful. Just makes me feel that it’s hard to find a soulmate, someone who you can trust and live your life with. And if you find your soulmate, dont let go… :)

By: seo

seo — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:03:23 +0000

güzel paylasım

By: Carolena

Carolena — Fri, 29 May 2009 00:37:10 +0000

Wow… what a Lovely story!! Thing-Zda was a smart Prince!
Thank you Mr. Coelho for sharing this lovely story!
love
C.

By: Violeta

Violeta — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 11:55:14 +0000

I heard this story when I was a child. Thank you!

By: nho(spain)

nho(spain) — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:23:05 +0000

Siempre tener que eludir las mentiras, …
Me encanta la historia, me parece triste que todas aquellas mujeres no fueran sinceras, menos mal que el amor fue quien gano.

By: soha

soha — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 17:44:36 +0000

The easygoing style that looks apparently straightforward,hide between the lines,
the allegories that penetrate the readers’ hearts…
too pensive thoughts that appeal to thousands of readers

By: jihene

jihene — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:20:56 +0000

Simply wonderful!!
I grow fonder of you with every line I read.
You are phenomenal Mr. Coelho, no kidding.

By: Moumita

Moumita — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:59:26 +0000

But while this story is about honesty, I feel it is also about loving and expecting nothing in return.

By: mike

mike — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 22:02:36 +0000

ha ha ha i remember this story when i was a child. my mother told it to me but i loved how it ended up. that was smart of the prince.

By: Duvar Kagidi

Duvar Kagidi — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 11:49:45 +0000

est il availible en Francais, my English not good

By: Josephine in Brussels

Josephine in Brussels — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 19:01:39 +0000

wonderfull! :-)

By: raj

raj — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 05:38:33 +0000

Patience and honesty always bring good luck..

By: chieko

chieko — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 02:34:25 +0000

True love enables you to find the best thing on this world.

Thank you for sharing the story.

love

By: tom

tom — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 22:32:39 +0000

I had heard this story from an old teacher of mine, she used to tell the most wonderful stories, I thank you for reminding me of my wonderful mentor and friend.

By: Wendy Espinoza

Wendy Espinoza — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 20:56:01 +0000

love is all about honesty and trust, without this two elements love would never fully develope it will die in an early stage

By: Yajna

Yajna — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:34:37 +0000

Honesty is the best policy.
If you don’t want to tell the truth, you rather refrain from saying anything. I find if we start to lie, we ourselves become that lie. From the smallest of things to the biggest of things, dishonesty ruins relationships and breaks trust simply because we start to doubt that person. And really, can you really call someone a friend or a lover or even family if you can’t trust them? i know i can’t. The least that anyone can give is honesty, and from it blooms many other emotions, especially love. After all, if there is no truth, how can their possibly be love?

Thank you for being
Yajna

By: Monika

Monika — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:24:28 +0000

I can’t help, but I think the prince is a little bit nasty.

By: JX

JX — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 16:53:32 +0000

Indeed a very true and wonderful story, I had hear it before but in a more modern setting with different characters, but I think I prefer this one.

Thanks for sharing.

By: Karen

Karen — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 16:49:24 +0000

I AGREE once again with Agnieszka!:)

By: Karen

Karen — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 16:43:29 +0000

Honesty doesn’t win you too many friends… but it will win you a few GOOD people. I would rather have a hand full of GOOD people than an army full of fakes:) I’ve been freely living on my own since I graduated college. When you experience the real world, that’s when you discover what lifes all about. Before that you simply only think you do. Recalling a meeting at my last job…I was 25, the youngest in the company. My boss was discussing something or other at the time… then he states, “I was only 25, I didn’t know anything.” I thought to myself,”How rude, I know a lot.” A year later I read an article explaining how a person experiences the most growth between ages 26-28. Still I pondered. How could that be, I have my job, home, friends, … What could change? How much more growing could I possibly do? THEN at 27 I discovered (EVEN more “life experience”)during times of struggle, divorce, death, illness, job loss, (those make the list of the top stressors/greatest life changes) that’s when you really find out what life is all about. Before that, “I didn’t know anything.”
NOW, at 28 I have an entirely different outlook on life. Honesty, I’ve found to be few and far between the people I once knew. It took me 28 years in life to realise not everyone has your best intentions in mind & most people ONLY care about themselves. Honesty likes honesty. Fake likes fake. Good with good. Bad with bad. “You get what you deserve.” No more or no less.
Ok, so maybe I’ve known this all along it’s just taken me 28 years accept it:)
The friends I have are HONEST, good, respectful, sincere, caring, & reliable. And that has made all the difference :) Your life is your tale, yourfriends your characters. Choose them wisely.
As far as the prince goes… It takes a “GOOD Guy” to appreciate, respect, and love an honest girl. REAL princes are GOOD GUYS, the others fakes for show ;) Believe me after 28 years, “YOU KNOW THE DIFFERENCE.”:D
Here to the story of the REAL prince:)

By: Fabio

Fabio — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 12:45:31 +0000

Not to get the results we except doesn’t mean failure. And honesty can do us so much good. There are times in life we get ashamed or even insecure and tell a lie instead of telling the truth. Doing that is to fail. I think honesty is the key for a good life, for good results, no matter what.

By: agnieszka

agnieszka — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 11:23:28 +0000

Dear Paulo,

I know this story from one of Your books and… I love it.
It’s about honesty, about the truth, quality that is so rare in life.
It is so hard to live when you don’t know who to trust.
Many people just love to lie, they’re so attached to it.
I always wander why?
It is so easy to tell the truth, you don’t have to think of complicated answers, alternatives, you don’t have to prepare yourself for anything, it is that simple.
I know there are lies and lies, some of them are little, not important, they maybe don’t count, but other…
For me, someone who lies, it’s not worth to be a friend, or more.
You cannot trust him/her, ever.
How can you?
The relationship based on lie?
It won’t last long.
It cannot be beautiful, pure.
Love is pure, love doesn’t lie.
Brave, good people don’t lie, I believe.
They are not afraid, and even if they are, they face it.
Life would be much simpler, nicer if everybody would at least try.
………..
Do we have courage?
Are we weak?
Where is the end of lies?
………

love
Agnieszka