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Once there was a king who had a son how was never happy he just sat in his room everyday, all day. The son always said nothing was wrong but there had to be. The king woried that his son would die unhappy so he got all the wise men, astronomers, and physicians to see why his son is so unhappy. They reached a conclusion that the son needed to wear the shirt from a very happy man. They searched the kingdom but never found a truly happy man. Later the king was hunting and found a young boy playing the flute and dazing at the clouds. They tested the boy and realised that he was truly happy. So the king picked the boy up and took of his jacket... the boy wore no shirt.

This is a Italian Folktale telling about the kings love for his son. There is a Wise Old Man archatype with the wise men, astronamers, and physicians. Also a Quest archetype because the king is on a questto find a happymans shirt.

There is a theme of love for your children and wanting what is best for them. Also the theme of not wanting to die unhappy. In adition the theme of nobody being truly happy. Which leads to the thought of being greedy.