Once upon a time, in a far-off kingdom, there lived a prince who didn't like rice. This was a strange thing indeed, for rice was the staple food of the kingdom, and everyone loved it.

  The prince's parents, the king, and queen, were worried about their son's strange aversion to rice. They tried everything to get him to eat it, but nothing worked.

  The prince was a picky eater and only liked eating meat and bread. He would refuse to eat anything else, and his parents were at their wits' end. They consulted the royal physician, who suggested that the prince might have a medical condition that made him averse to rice.

  But after a thorough examination, the physician declared that the prince was perfectly healthy. The king and queen were at a loss. They didn't know what to do about their son's strange eating habits. They even consulted the royal chef, who was renowned for his culinary skills. But even he couldn't come up with a dish that the prince would like.

  One day, a wise old man came to the palace. He was a renowned storyteller, and the king and queen invited him to tell a story to the prince. The old man agreed and began telling a tale about a prince who didn't like rice. The prince was intrigued by the story and listened intently as the old man spun his tale.

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  The story was about a prince who a wicked witch cursed. The curse made him averse to rice, and he could only eat meat and bread. The curse could only be broken if the prince found true love.

  The prince was fascinated by the story and asked the old man if it was true.

  The old man smiled and said that it was just a story, but sometimes stories have a way of coming true.

  The prince thought about the story for a long time. He wondered if he was cursed like the prince in the story. He decided to go on a quest to find true love and break the curse. The prince set out on his quest and traveled far and wide. He met many princesses, but none of them were the ones he was looking for. He was about to give up when he met a beautiful princess who loved rice as much as he loved meat and bread. The prince was smitten with the princess and realized he had found true love. He asked the princess to marry him, and she said yes.

  The curse was broken, and the prince could now eat rice without any problem.

  The king and queen were overjoyed when they heard the news. They threw a grand feast to celebrate the prince's newfound love and his ability to eat rice. The royal chef prepared a special dish of rice and meat, which the prince enjoyed immensely.

  From that day on, the prince became a champion of rice. He encouraged everyone in the kingdom to eat rice and even started a rice festival to celebrate the crop.

  The prince had learned that sometimes, the things we don't like can be the things we love the most.