102_The Thief among Three : a Trial of Heika Katch

A sorcerer girl Heika Katch used to live in a small kingdom.

She lived happily in her small home and experimented with different magics.

One day the king's men came and took her to the king.

There stood three men with handcuffs in front of the king in court.

King asked her that one of them had stolen the mighty ring of the queen.

She has to tell who is the real thief.

Heika asked the three men to go in different directions

and at the brink of night they had to find the thing described in a note given to each.

All of them walked along with two soldiers

First man had to collect some sand , he took the sand and put it into a bag.

Second man had to pick three branches of any tree, he found them easily.

Third one had to collect three stones of equal size it was difficult task but

He managed to do that.

Second day the men reached the court along with items.

Heika put the items in three boxes and spelled on them.

She told the king that tomorrow the things will tell us the truth.

She asked the king to free three men for this night.

In the night one of them tried to manipulate the boxes.

Soldiers caught the man, as they were guided by Heika in advance.