How The Physician By The Lima Trees Earned His Name

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In an almost forgotten time, of the Kandyan kings 
In the tropical green Kandyan hills Lived The Physician by the Lima Trees

Renowned for his skill, he treated the ill 
Under the shade of the Lima Trees

A desperate king, his dear princess had turned sickly 
A father in distress, he needed help and he needed it quickly 
A good word reaches him, of The Physician by the Lima Trees

The king sent for the physician 
to be brought forth to the royal court 
and to the princess, her majesty 
hidden behind a curtain, for her modesty

The instruction — 
Without sight nor without sound 
only to touch through fabric 
Find the cause and find the cure 
or your life is forfeit

Over the veil, the physician reached
Searching, sensing, looking for a clue
Then his eyes flew open, and his hand withdrew!
Not sick, not a princess, none of it true!

"It," declared the physician, "It... is an animal!"

Servants shocked in silence! 
Bodyguards bared blades! 
An insult, for which blood shall be paid! 
The physician doomed to die 
Until he was saved! 
By the king himself, who ordered his men to wait

To know if rumors were real 
It was a test of skill and knowledge 
And so the physician survived 
Not to cross to his final bridge

He went on to find the princess's ailment 
and treated her back to good health 
For his reward, he was given more than just wealth.

From the king to the physician, and his lineage to come 
A title 
A name for his house 
Awarded by royal decree 
The House of The Physician by the Lima Trees

By
Limagahakottuwavederaalagedera Irfan Ahmed Mansoor 
AKA Iffy