Xena: Warrior Princess1995

Marmax:
[as Gabrielle changes his bandages] Tell me a story.

Gabrielle:
Okay. [pause] There was once this king, his name was Libarius. He was a brave warrior, a great hunter.

Marmax:
Ha, I like it already!

Gabrielle:
He was so proud of his hunting skills that he decided to test them in the sacred forest, of the great Goddess Artemis.

Marmax:
That sounds like a mistake.

Gabrielle:
She was so angry with him that she turned him into a deer.

Marmax:
He became the hunted; the worst thing that can happen to a great hunter!

Gabrielle:
[Gabrielle smiles] That's what he thought at first. But then he became so fond of the peaceful ways of the deer, that he actually grew to love them. Of course, he still missed his friends and family, which made him very sad. So Artemis took pity on him, turned him back into his human form.

Marmax:
A happy ending. But what a nightmare, a warrior having to live the life of a deer.

Gabrielle:
Actually, it was the best thing that ever happened to him. He became a better king after the experience. A much happier man.

Marmax:
Why is that?

Gabrielle:
'Cause he learned the true secret of life is to find peace in yourself and to share it with the world.

Marmax:
It's a pretty story. Too bad it has nothing to do with real life.

Gabrielle:
[smiles] Life is only what you make of it.