A long time ago, there lived a wealthy and affluent king in a far away kingdom.

A long time ago, there lived a wealthy and affluent king in a far away kingdom. He had a very beautiful daughter of marriageable age, named ola. All the young men in the country wanted to marry her, but she refused all offers of marriage. Most of the rich old men asked for her hand in marriage, but she called them old and ugly. ola was very proud and vain.
In spite of repeated entreaties from her parents, she refused to marry any man from her land.