I have discovered in my new kingdom that the key to maintaining control is through self-discipline and meditation. It takes an incredible amount of concentration to block out the mango bogeyman, Burgeoning's endless banter, and the jester's pathetic attempt at humour (however, I must admit his falling down the stairs was quite comical, though probably not intended).Evidently I am a regal being. I have never been superstitious and would never practise witchcraft. However, Burgeoning insisted that the possession of the mango tree was an unwanted evil hovering about the palace, and the members of my court felt it necessary to take heed her to beckoning. Thus, a local shaman was summoned to the estate to exorcise the tree, despite my objections to such devil worship.
The shaman was an odd, bony fellow whose breath reeked of overripened blackened plantains. And as it turned out, since the mango was not bearing fruit at the time, there was nothing to exorcise. But the shaman did teach me some meditation exercises that he felt would benefit the mental acuity of his new king. I was skeptical at first of this pagan art, but he named a technique "downward facing dog" after me, and as not to offend him I practise this daily as to assist in maintaining the order of my kingdom (see photo).
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