
The Magic Paintbrush - Chapter 2
Prisoner of Greed
Ma Liang had no other choice but to obey the emperor. 👁
But instead of painting a huge mountain of gold, he started painting a wide ocean. 👁
The water reached up to the horizon and was full of beautifully coloured fish. 👁
But the emperor had no interest in such things. 👁
He commanded Ma Liang to finally start painting the mountain of gold. 👁
So Ma Liang took his paintbrush and started painting an island far away on the horizon. 👁
On the island, he painted a golden mountain that shone in the sunlight. 👁
But the emperor wasn't pleased yet, so he commanded Ma Liang to paint him a ship that would take him to the island. 👁
Ma Liang painted a ship with huge white sails. 👁
The emperor boarded the ship and took some of his men with him to bring him to the golden mountain. 👁
But the ship moved pretty slowly. 👁
The emperor commanded Ma Liang to paint some wind to carry him to the island more quickly. 👁
So Ma Liang painted wind into the blue sky. 👁
But the emperor was still not satisfied and commanded him to draw even stronger winds. 👁
Ma Liang painted over the sky with some dark storm clouds. 👁
The storm wind now carried the emperor's ship much faster forward. 👁
It didn't take long until he reached the island with the mountain of gold. 👁
The emperor finally was satisfied and ordered his men to load as much gold onto the ship as they could carry. 👁
When the ship was fully loaded, they set sail to return to the emperor's palace. 👁
But the strong wind prevented them from leaving the island. 👁
No matter how hard they tried, the ship was always blown back to the island. 👁
The emperor commanded Ma Liang to change the wind so he could return. 👁
But Ma Liang couldn't hear him anymore. 👁
He had already left the emperor's palace and was on his way back home. 👁
And so the emperor remained on his island of gold for the rest of his life. 👁
Ma Liang returned to his village and once again used his magic paintbrush to help people in need. 👁
The End.