yellow fairy tale book

Chapter 13 Little Frog (1)

In what part of the earth I don't remember, there were once two kings, one named Feredo and the other Dimentino.They are both cousins ​​and neighbors, and both are protected by immortals.Of course it's fairer to say that - the immortals don't love them half as much as their wives do.

It's usually like this: princes and grandsons are self-willed and independent, so their conduct is always inferior to ordinary people.The same is true of Feredo and Dimentino.Comparing the two, the immortals thought that Dimentino was worse. He was indeed very bad to his wife Eglantine, so the immortals did not allow him to live any longer, so he died and left behind a young daughter.The daughter was of course heir to the throne, but she was only a baby, so her mother declared a regency.The queen mother is both wise and kind, and tries her best to make her subjects happy.The only thing that troubled her was that her daughter was not with her, for the fairies had their own reasons and decided that they should raise the little girl Serpentine themselves.

The other king did love his wife Constance, but the king's disorganized affairs made the queen very sad.To punish the king for his carelessness, the fairies decided that the queen should die soon.After the queen's death, the king was so sorry that he lived in sorrow (though he never neglected his affairs) that his subordinates called him "Pheredo the Sorrow."I am afraid that no one can spend 15 years in deep sorrow like Feredo. Without the support of the immortals, he would probably have died long ago.

The king's consolation was his son, Prince Sephiel, who was only three years old when his mother died.He was excellently educated, and by the time he was fifteen he had mastered all that a prince should know.Also, he is extremely charming and amiable.

At this moment, the fairies suddenly feared that their love for the prince's father would interfere with their plans for the prince's future.In order to prevent this possibility, they put Safiel in an exquisite cabin, and there was a mirror with a black frame hanging in the room, probably bought from Venice.For the first few days, the prince did not notice the mirror, but later he found it, and approached it to look at it.To his great surprise, what was reflected in the mirror was not his own face, but a beautiful woman as bright as a morning star, and the woman in the mirror was growing up day by day.

Unsurprisingly, the prince admired the girl in the mirror so much that he looked in the mirror and sighed all day long, so that he didn't want to leave the hut at all.The prince desperately wanted to see the lady, but he felt a little depressed when he thought of the ending.

About a year later, something new happened, which made him very uneasy.That day, as usual, he concentrated on looking at the beauty in the mirror. Suddenly, he found another mirror reflected in the mirror, which also had extraordinary power.A new face appears in the second mirror, often crossed and confused with the beauty's face.It was the face of a man, and it made the prince jealous.Of course, this is again being manipulated by the fairies, so we can only guess that they also have reasons for doing so.

At this time, Seifel has an appointment.Fifteen years had passed since his mother's death, and King Feredo was increasingly saddened that he would die soon.The king was deeply loved by his subjects, and the sad news spread throughout the country, and everyone felt hopeless, and the prince's worry was more than everyone else.

During the king's illness, the queen was never mentioned, nor his grief, nor his longing to see her again.All the famous doctors in the country came to treat him, but the king's condition still did not improve.In the end, he tried his best to lie in the house alone, not allowing anyone to disturb him.

The most painful thing for the king was the tightness in his chest and his breathlessness. For this reason, he ordered the servants to open the windows so that they could breathe more fresh air.One day, a bird with gorgeous feathers was flying around the window, and finally landed on the window sill.The color of its plumage was sky-blue and gold; its beak and feet were like shining rubies, which no one dared to look at; its eyes dwarfed the brightest diamonds; and on its head was a crown.Of what material it was made I cannot tell, but it is certainly more magnificent than any other.As for the sound the bird made, I cannot describe it, for it never sang.In fact, it does nothing but stare at the king.As long as it gazed, the king felt his strength recovering.The little bird kept flying into the room to stare at the king. In this way, the king's physical strength quickly recovered, and he returned to the state before the queen died.The king was so pleased with himself that he wanted to catch the bird as a reward, but the bird flew away lightly.At the king's call, the servants rushed in, and the king ordered them to look for the little bird everywhere, either on horseback or on foot, but they never found it.It doesn't work to recruit masters who hunt wild birds.The people loved their king so much, and the reward offered by the king was very tempting. So, in the blink of an eye, all the men, women, and children in the country went out to look for birds, and the city became empty.

This kind of mobilization of teachers and people will end up with no results except chaos.To make matters worse, the king fell ill again, as badly as before.Prince Safir loves his father very much, and he is extremely distressed by this. He is determined to go out to find it in a farther place by himself.He set off with his loyal entourage in spite of the opposition of others.He had no plan in advance, no way of choosing this path over that.His only belief is to go straight to the place where the birds love to gather.He searched for all these places, questioned all the people he met on the road, but found nothing.

Finally, he came to one of the largest deep mountain forests in the world, almost all of which were cedars.Although the luxuriant branches and leaves shaded the sun, the grass under the trees was green and soft, and the grass was covered with various rare flowers.Such a place, Seifel thought, would be where the little bird had nested and rested, and was determined not to quit until every inch of the ground had been scoured.In addition, he had some nets made, painted in the same color as the bird's feathers.Not only the master hunters of wild birds came to help him, but also the attendants who were good at bird-catching skills came to help him.

After searching for almost a whole day, Prince Safir felt thirsty, and suddenly found a bubbling spring not far away, the water quality was extremely clear.Being an experienced traveler, he took a cup from his pocket, and was about to dip it into the water to scoop up water, when a lovely little frog, more beautiful than usual frogs, jumped into his cup.Not wanting to notice the frog's beauty, the prince shook it out of the cup, but the frog jumped back into the cup as quickly as lightning.The prince was really thirsty, and was about to shake the little frog out again. The little frog stared at the prince with the most beautiful eyes in the world and said, "I am a friend of the bird you are looking for. When you quench your thirst, please listen to me." Tell you."

The prince drank the water, accepted the frog's request, and sat down on the grass to rest.

"Now," said the Frog, "you will do exactly as I tell you. First, you gather all your followers and let them stay in a nearby hut until your next step is arranged. Then, you Go south alone along the road on the right hand side. There are cedars along the road, and at the end of the road is a huge palace." "Now," continued the frog, "listen to what I have to say. Take this little tree. Grain of sand, put it on the ground closest to the gate of the palace as much as you can. This treasure can open the gate and put everyone inside to sleep. Then, you immediately enter the stable, choose the most beautiful horse, and quickly jump on the horse Back, come to me as soon as possible. Farewell, Prince, and good luck to you." After saying this, the frog immediately jumped into the water and disappeared.

The prince now felt hopeful, so he did exactly what the frog said.He left his followers in the hut, found the road described by the frog, and walked to the palace alone.The palace was even more magnificent than he had expected; it was built of crystal stone, and all its decorations were gold.However, he had no time to appreciate it, and immediately put the grains of sand on the ground.In an instant, the gate of the palace opened, and all the people in the palace were sleeping soundly.Safiel galloped to the stables, put his hand on the most handsome horse, and saw the most gorgeous set of saddlery hanging on the wall.He immediately thought: This saddle suits the horse best (what's the point of stealing a saddle after stealing a horse).But he didn't think of the harm it would do.He quickly put the saddle on the horse's back.Suddenly, the people in the palace suddenly woke up and ran to the stables.They ran to the prince, seized him, and brought him to his lordship.Fortunately, the lord of the castle didn't blame him too much, he smiled at the prince and let him go.

Sad and ashamed, poor Sephyl trudged back to the spring, where the frog waited for him, and laughed at him. "What do you think of me?" said the Frog angrily. "Do you take everything I tell you as a joke?"

The prince was very frustrated and apologized to the frog again and again. The kind frog finally relented and gave him another grain of sand. This time it was not sand but gold.It told him to do as he had done the last time, except that, instead of going to the stables, he went straight into the palace, and slipped as fast as he could through the passages into a fragrant bedroom where a beautiful young lady was sleeping.He should wake up the young lady immediately and take her away.What must be kept in mind is that no matter how much the lady resists, ignore it.

(End of this chapter)