There was¹ once a boy in a village. When ever² he asked people to do things, no one would³ listen to him. He was sad. So he asked a wizard⁴ to solve⁵ the problem⁶ by using magic⁷. The old wizard tried a lot of spells, but didn't  work.

 

A young man heard about the problem. He went to the boy and said⁸ that he knew the solution⁹. He gave¹⁰ the boy two small pieces of paper.

 

"These are two spells, my boy. Use the first before you ask others¹¹ to do something, and use the second when they have done it. A smile is also necessary¹², "the young man said.

 

The boy was happy and tried to use the spells. When he asked people to do something, he said "Please" before his words; and "Thank you" after they had¹³ done it. People were very surprised¹⁴ that the boy could¹⁵ be polite¹⁶. Soon, they became¹⁷ happy to do what the boy asked them to do.

 

The wizard was surprised, and asked the young man about the spells.

 

"It's not magic. When I was a child, my teacher told me that with good manners¹⁸ you could get anything you want. And he was right. The boy only needed good manners to get what he wanted."

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