to begin for you The Tale of The Uncrowned King."

And this is the beginning of the Tale that the Voice of the Waves began.

Very great and very wonderful, O Hadji, is the Land of Allthetime. Very
great and very wonderful is the Royal City Daybyday. Beautiful in
Allthetime are the lakes and rivers, the mountains, plains and streams.
Beautiful in Daybyday are the groves and gardens, the drives and parks,
the harbors and canals. Countless, in this Royal City, are the palaces.
Without number are the people--without number and of many races,
languages, and names.

But amid the countless palaces in this marvelous city Daybyday, there is
one Temple only--only one. For the numberless people of the many races,
languages, and names, there is but one God--only one. About this Royal
City there is no Wall. For the King of Allthetime, who dwells in
Daybyday, there is no Crown.

But the days that were were not as the days that are, O Hadji, and
therefore is this Tale.

In the long ago olden days, when King What-Soever-Youthink ruled over
the Land of Allthetime, there were, in this Royal City Daybyday,
religions many--as many quite as the races, languages and names of the
people. Many then were the temples built by the many followers of the
many religions to their many gods. For you must know that King
What-Soever-You-think was, of all wise kings that ever were or will be,
the very wisest and, therefore, permitted his subjects to worship whom
they would.