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The kingdom of Berbanya was headed by King Fernando. He is famous even beyond the kingdom, and

he is well loved by his subjects. He was a very understanding and just king. Half of his heart belongs to

Queen Valeriana, who, besides beautiful, is also kind hearted.

Early on, the king taught his sons the things that the royal bloodlines should know about. He was

achieving the dreams and joys of his life and there was nothing more that he could ask. But one day..

There was turmoil in the entire kingdom, because a terrible sickness befell the king, due to a terrible

nightmare. The only cure for the kings illness was the song of the bird called Adarna.. This bird lived in

the mountain of Tabor, nesting on the tree of Piedras Platas. It was said that only in the night-times that

the Adarna bird could be spotted there.

When the king found out about the cure, he assigned Don Pedro the task. So Don Pedro brought

everything he needed to fulfill his mission for his father. He reached the Tabor mountain, but failed as

he was turned into a livingstone!

And the kingdom was disheartened, and worried when Don Pedro didnt return to the palace. So next

the king ordered his second son Don Diego, but Don Diego also suffered the same fate as Don Pedro.

And because the king loved so much his youngest son Don Juan, he hesitated. Nonetheless Don Juan

loved his father so much so he went towards Tabor Mountain, without even a horse but with just five

loaves of bread and his unfailing faith to the Lord Almighty.

Four months Don Juan traveled. And when he reached the top of Tabor Mountain, he met an old leprosy

man who was very hungry. Don Juan pitied him and gave the old man his last piece of bread. The old

man was so happy, he almost kissed Don Juan and he gave him thanks. And not only that, because of his

gratitude, the old man gave Don Juan the directions to the Hermits house the Hermit who could help

Don Juan capture the Adarna bird.

It didnt take long for Don Juan to find the house of the Hermit. And when the mysterious Hermit

recognized Don Juan, he gave Don Juan everything he needed to capture the Adarna bird. The Hermit

also instructed Don Juan that for every song of the Adarna bird, Don Juan must wound his palm with a

knife and drop some lime juice on the wound so that the pain wouldnt let him sleep, and he wouldnt

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turn into a stone, just like his brothers, who received the droppings of the magical bird while they were

sleeping.

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Kingdom of Berbania - This is where King Fernando, Queen Valeriana, Don Pedro, Don Diego and Don

Juan. And this is where the Adarna Bird sang its seven songs for the king.

Mountain of Tabor - This is where Don Juan met the old man in the mountain and the old man gavesome directions to the Hermit's house and the Hermit gave everything Don Juan need to capture the

Adarna Bird. And the Hermit instructed Don Juan that for every song of the Adarna bird, Don Juan must

wound his palm with a knife and drop some lime juice on the wound so that the pain wouldn't let him

sleep.

Kingdom of De los Crystal - This is where King Salermo, Princess Maria, Princess Leonora and Princess

Juana lived. And this where Princess Juana was captured by a giant and Princess Leonora was prisoned

by a serpent but Don Juan defeated the giant and the serpent.