Once, there was a king. He was very powerful and very great king. He ruled a vast kingdom, only happiness and prosperity flourished in his kingdom and in all the direction; East, West, North and South. The great king had two beautiful queens, who loved him and cared for him, more than anything else in the life.
Still, the great king had a regret that had been eating him from inside, day and night. It was a secret, which he had never shared with anyone. Every breath he took was in the shadow of its fear.
One night, the king seemed very sad and upset about something. The two queens couldn't resist it anymore and decided to ask, "My Lord, if there is something that is bothering you?"
The king couldn't really decide if he should tell them or not. He hadn't told anybody about it yet. A thought struck him, if he would just lift the weight off his chest; atleast, it would have him a little peace of mind.
The great king, thus, decided to reveal the secret that he had been hiding for all these years. He told the two queens that earlier in his life; he had made a pact with four powerful demons: East, West, North and South. They are immortal and superior to any man.
The pact: "The four demons will keep the kingdom happy and prosperous in all four directions, East, West, North and South. In return, the great king is to keep the four demons busy all time working on any task. If he fails to give the four demons some task, to work upon and if the four demons go idle; they will turn the great king into a statue for the rest of his life."
"All these years, I have been giving the four demons, task after task," the great king cried. "And, after accomplishing each task, the four demons keep on returning to me, and they keep on asking for the next task. Now, I couldn't even think of anything that is left; that, I would ask them to accomplish it for me."
The two queens, silently and carefully listened to every word that the great king had said. Then, after a moment of silent, the two queens asked if the great king would permit them, they would like to see the four demons.
A few days later, the four demons showed up in the great king's assembly. The four demons came in ridding on winds from all four directions; East, West, North and South. Growling, laughing and roaring, the four demons marked their presence in the great king assembly.
"Great king!" the four demons roared. "Tell us another task or you shall be turned into a statue forever."
The great king sent for his two queens. The two beautiful queens, elegantly and gracefully walked in the great king's assembly.
The two beautiful queens asked the four demons, the reason for their visit. Growling in the pride, the four demons told about the pact that they had made with the great king.
The two beautiful queens dared the four demons to do a task for each of the queen; but, there was a condition.
The condition: "The four demons had to free the great king from the pact without any harm. From then onwards, the two beautiful queens would be liable for the keeping of the pact."