Clumsy Knight Wins Princess' Heart

Banta's Botched Battle for the Princess' Hand

Once upon a time in the land of Punjab, there lived a clumsy yet loveable knight named Banta Singh. He had eyes for the beautiful Princess Ladoo.

When King Chamcha announced a tournament to win the princess' hand in marriage, Banta was determined to compete.

On tournament day, Banta bumbled onto the field in ill-fitting armor. His helmet kept falling over his eyes. When the trumpet sounded, Banta charged...right into the stadium wall!

"I just need a proper stead!" he declared. Banta tried mounting a chicken, thinking its size matched his horse-riding skills. The chicken bucked him off immediately.

"Hmm, perhaps an intimidating weapon!" Banta decided. He chose a flyswatter as his mighty sword. During the duels, he kept getting it caught in his helmet's feathers. ⚔️

Princess Ladoo was intrigued watching Banta's ridiculous antics. "You must have some special talents" she asked hopefully.

"Of course, my lady!" Banta proclaimed. "Just watch this!" First he tried to juggle eggs while riding a unicycle, but ended up with sticky yolk all over his armor.

"That's it," Princess said.

"No, watch this one1", Banta replied.

Next he tried to juggle daggers, but only managed to shred his pants and undergarments in the process, leaving him covered only by his tiny shield. ️

"My champion you are not, but you are by far the funniest!" the princess declared between fits of laughter.

"I have one trick left!" announced Banta. He tried to juggle daggers, but only managed to shred his pants and undergarments in the process, leaving him covered only by his tiny shield. ️

The princess snorted with laughter. "My champion you are not, but you are by far the funniest!"

In the end, she halted the tournament to name Banta the winner - for even without skills, he had won her heart with his dedication to make her smile.

As the new royal court jester, Banta's comedic acts henceforth kept the kingdom in stitches - so much so that the royal seamstresses had to work overtime mending all the sides the townsfolk split from guffawing at Banta's antics!