Young Alexander was the son of aking.He lived a prince’s life in hisfather’s great palace.He wore richclothes and ate fine foods.He had hisown teacher and also learned manywise things from his father.Yet very often he felt solemn andsad."Can a boy like me never enjoyhimself?"Alexander wondered.For hehad no one to play with:not evenbrothers or sisters.Other children of thecountry were not allowed to come nearthe prince’s home.It is no wonder,therefore,thatAlexander was glad about the strangerswho were coming to see the king.Hehad heard that they were bringing a