Author: Roman T Jelinek
Source: ezinearticles.com

At the top of Saint Wenceslas Square in Prague there sits a man on a horse. Clad in battle amour and fearless. He is perched at the high end of the square and his gaze covers the city and it people. Wenceslas duty is to protect his people when the Czech lands are at their greatest pearl.

Now he just sits and watches. Tourist snap pictures and take rests on the mount on which he stands. They sit on the benches directly behind and and share his view of Prague.

Most people see him only as a statue of a once great man. A king that rules over Prague but now long dead. But his is not gone. He waits inside the statue. Waiting for the day that the Czech lands are smothered by gray clouds, when battle smoke blows through the city, when evil is all around. When the Czech lands seems to be lost to the enemy, the good king will return.

The hard stone of the statue will melt away and the living embodiment of King Wenceslas will emerge. His hundreds of years of stillness will erupt into a flurry of activity. Jumping off his high mount he will call out over the Czech lands a battle cry, “Sleeping Army of Blaník, rise from your slumber”. His army from centuries ago will hear his voice and rise from their hiding place in the mountain of Blanik. Dust at their heels they will march towards their King’s side.

With great strides and speed his horse will take him to the Charles Bridge in which lies hidden the Magic Sword. Wenceslas will reach down and pull the sword out of the ancient bridge. The sword has been waiting for the return of it’s master. Sword in hand and army at his back Wenceslas will fight the enemy.

A great battle will ensue that will last for many days. But the outcome is always certain. The King will save his people. The enemy will be defeated. The enemies blood will fill the streams and rivers of the Czech lands. The Good King Wenceslas will prevail and his people will live prosperous and peaceful lives. Then once again he will return to stand guard over his people on top of Wenceslas Square.

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