“Come on! You get nothing if you don’t try!” said Lina firmly.
In a second, the statue came to life! But its eyes looked sad. “I am alive again, thank you!”
“Hey, sir, can you lead us to the Emperor?” asked Asin.
“No, the majesty is alive now. We have a lot to do for his parade. First, give me two minutes to
colour all the warriors.”
“Two minutes? You do it by magic?” cried Mika.
“Yes. When this parade ends, with magic spells, other curious kids will come next year, and we will be
alive again. The Emperor’s parade will go on and on. It’s hard work for us. But we get used to it.”
“Alive again? That’s amazing! We shall meet the Emperor next time. Can you prepare for that, Mr.
Colouring Statue?” asked Mika, who was not scared anymore!
