Below is a creative narrative adaptation of the Panchatantra tale from the uploaded file, formatted in markdown and interwoven with generative AI prompts for each key scene:

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The Tale of Kandarpaketu

Once upon a time, on the blooming isle of Simhaladwipa, there lived a young prince named Kandarpaketu. He was the epitome of youth and charm, the pride of his father, King Jimutavahana. The tales of his handsomeness traveled far and wide, like whispers carried by the wind.

AI Prompt (Seed: 83462019): Illustrate a handsome, young prince with golden locks and twinkling eyes, adorned in royal attire of Simhaladwipa, standing amidst the blooming flora of a magical island.

One sunny afternoon, while Kandarpaketu lounged in his pleasure garden, a merchant spun a tale of a mystic beauty. “On the stroke of Chaturdasi,” he said, “beneath the celestial branches of the Kalpavriksha tree, sits a maiden rivaling the goddess Lakshmi herself, in the heart of the great sea.”

AI Prompt (Seed: 83462019): Depict a merchant, with an air of mystery, narrating tales to an intrigued Kandarpaketu in an opulent garden with a magical sea tree in the background. Use vibrant colors to highlight the contrast between the mundane and the mystical.

Driven by a curiosity as fierce as the ocean tides, Kandarpaketu found himself at the very spot the merchant described. And there she was—the vision of beauty, her aura shimmering under the majestic Kalpa tree. When their gazes met, she vanished into the sea’s embrace, leaving behind a trail of bewitchment.

Fluttered by love’s untamed wings, Kandarpaketu leaped after this vision, diving into the depths beyond measure, to a golden city submerged, where the maiden, Ratnamanjari, awaited enthroned in splendor.

AI Prompt (Seed: 83462019): Capture the scene of Kandarpaketu, love-stricken, diving off the Kalpavriksha into the sparkling azure sea towards the golden city beneath with the maiden watching from her throne, surrounded by treasures and celestial beings.

In this underwater realm, Ratnamanjari, daughter to the king of Vidyadharas, accepted Kandarpaketu as her consort. A love forged without worldly rites, their life unfolded with bliss, savored in a palace where even the sun’s rays envied the golden gleam.

AI Prompt (Seed: 83462019): Visualize Ratnamanjari, the celestial maiden with ethereal beauty, marrying Kandarpaketu in a golden underwater palace, as marveling Vidyadharas witness the ceremony, against a backdrop of coral and marine grandeur.

Yet, happiness was shadowed by a single warning: a golden statue of Swarnarekha, the deity who dispels illusions. “Touch her not, my lord,” Ratnamanjari cautioned, “for she heralds the end of our dream.”

AI Prompt (Seed: 83462019): Create an image of the golden statue of Swarnarekha, enigmatic and alluring, within the grand hall of the underwater palace, casting an ominous shadow as Kandarpaketu looks on with a mixture of reverence and curiosity.

But as it often goes, curiosity’s claw gripped Kandarpaketu, and in a moment of solitude, he reached for Swarnarekha. With a celestial kick, the statue banished him back to Simhaladwipa, the sea’s echo whispering reminders of ephemeral joys and unearthly realms left behind.

AI Prompt (Seed: 83462019): Depict Kandarpaketu, hand extended towards the luminous Swarnarekha statue, moments before a blinding light sends him spiraling back into reality—the once vibrant underwater world fading to a mere memory.

And now, dear reader, we find ourselves at the end of Kandarpaketu’s tale—an adventure of love and wonder, a reminder of the fleeting nature of beauty and the curiosity that fuels our deepest desires.

AI Prompt for the Cover Page (Seed: 83462019): Envision the cover of ‘The Tale of Kandarpaketu’, with the silhouette of a handsome prince against a silver moon, the shadow of the Kalpavriksha tree looming over a golden city below the waves, and the merest hint of a mystical maiden’s smile.

AI Prompt for the Main Scene (Seed: 83462019): Present the main scene of the story, where Kandarpaketu first beholds the maiden under the Kalpavriksha, the great sea stretching into the horizon, symbolizing the beginning of his extraordinary journey.

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May the images conjured by these tales find a home in the hearts of children and the halls of imagination, as once they did in the whispering winds of Panchatantra.