Hooking Pinkies

Do u know why people hook or join their pinkies when making a promise?

Once upon a time, in a huge vast country, there was a princess who was very very beautiful. Because the princess was so pretty and wise, princes came from all over the world came to seek her hand.

Finally, five princes were left in the final round. In order to choose the best match for her, she gave them a test. She hid her right hand and unfolded one finger. The 5 princes had to guess which one it was.

The first prince showed her his thumb.
The 2nd prince showed her his index finger.
The 3rd prince showed her his middle finger.
He received a tight slap for that.
The 4th prince showed her his 4th finger.
He fainted soon due to overstretching his finger.
The 5th prince showed her his pinky.
The princess's eyes bleamed.

So that is how the sign of hooking pinkies came to represent a vow of marriage and promise. The prince and princess couldnt have been happier. But then the Crusades began, and the prince had to go to war.

The prince promised to come back alive, crossing his pinky with her. But 1 year passed and the prince didn't return. She didn't even know if he was still alive. But since the princess was still so pretty, many people came to ask her to re-marry. She kept saying no, believing that he'd return.

One day, she couldnt turn them down any longer. So she decided to marry a man who will join/hook pinkies with her. She wanted to find the right man. Many tried but none convinced her that he's the one.

One day, a filthy beggar came to the palace. Everyone tried to get rid of him but the princess called him in, saying everyone deserves a chance. The beggar turned out to be her lost prince. The princess was overjoyed, she spent the whole night in the arms of her prince.

The next morning, the prince was nowwhere to be found. The truth was, the prince had been killed on his way home.The soul of the dead must depart after 49 days.That was the 49th day.

In order to keep his promise, the prince returned as a ghost. Finally the princess found the body of the prince. She was devasted. Then she drank a cup of poisoned wine and hook her pinky onto his. She fell into deep sleep ever after beside the body of the man she'd ever loved.

Make no promises if u can't deliever.

Say what u want, a promise is meant to be kept...