The Ballad of King Fred (part 1)

Once upon a time, in the kingdom of Palacia, lived King Fred. Officially he was King Frederick II, but to his subjects he was just King Fred. Sometimes, behind his back, people who didn't like him all that much called him Fatty Freddy Fat Fat.
King Fred was not your average, everyday potentate however because he had a special connection to the weather. Some people have jewelry that supposedly changes color to display their mood. You could say that King Fred had a mood sky. When he was happy, the weather was nice and pleasant. The sun was warm, but not hot. There was rain, but not too much. When King Fred was sad, the clouds were low and dark and it drizzled constantly. When he was angry there would be thunderstorms with dangerous hail and lightning, and it would rain so much that it caused floods.
King Fred's subjects liked it when he was in a good mood. They would have picnics and play ball in the park, or go relax on the beach and play in the ocean on those days. On bad mood days they would stay inside or if they absolutely had to go out they would put on their raincoats and grab their umbrellas to go out.

[to be continued . . .]