yellow fairy tale book

Chapter 19 The Green Monkey
Long ago, there was a king who was married twice.The first wife, who was kind and beautiful, died in childbirth.The king was devastated at the loss of his wonderful wife.The only thing that can give him comfort is the only son left by the queen-his heir.

When the day came for the young prince's baptism, the king asked a queen from a neighboring country to be his godmother. This queen was wise and virtuous, and was called "the good queen" for this reason.She christened the christened prince Alfici, and has kept him a treasure ever since.

Time dilutes the sorrow, and after two or three years, the king married for the second time.The princess of the neighboring country whom she married this time is also very beautiful, but she can't keep up with the first queen anyway.A year later, the second prince was born.But the queen was furious at the thought that Alfici was an obstacle to her own son's access to the throne.Of course, in front of the king, she carefully concealed this emotion.

At last the Queen could not restrain her feelings, and sent a confidant to her old friend the Banshee, to ask her advice on how to get rid of her stepson.

The Banshee replied that although she would be happy to help the queen in anything, she could not do anything against Prince Alfich, because Prince Alfich had a fairy family who was more powerful than herself to protect him. with.

This fairy is none other than the "Good Queen" who watches over her godson, Prince Alfici, with the utmost care.But she lives far away from Alfiki's kingdom, but she is still well informed and has learned of Alfiki's stepmother's evil plan.So she gave Alfich a beautiful big ruby, to hang under his neck day and night, so that he would be safe from all harm.But she stresses that the gem only works if Prince Alfiki remains in his father's land.The new queen, who knows magic, knows this too, so she tries to get Prince Alfiki out of the country.But her efforts were unsuccessful, until one day an accident helped her to succeed.

The king had a younger sister who married a distant king, and the siblings were very close.The princess had often heard about Alfici, and she longed to see this lovely nephew.So she persuaded her brother to allow the prince to visit her.The king had hesitated, but at the instigation of his wife, agreed to the matter.

The prince and his party walked in the country for a few days, and everything went well.Across the border, there is a desert.The sun was strong and the air was stuffy.When they saw a forest, the prince and his party happily entered the forest to avoid the scorching sun.The prince felt thirsty, and it happened that there was a stream in the forest.The cold water was scooped from the stream, and the prince had just tasted a few sips before he jumped up from the carriage and disappeared in an instant.The attendants were extremely anxious and couldn't find them everywhere.

While they were calling loudly in the forest, suddenly a black-haired monkey jumped out from among the bushes, stood on a rock and said, "You poor, sad people, you can't find the prince. Go back to your country." , you don’t recognize him anymore, and he’s never coming back.”

After speaking, the black monkey disappeared.The courtiers and attendants were very sad and puzzled, but because they couldn't find it, they had to go back and report the bad news.The king was overwhelmed with sorrow when he heard the bad news, and soon fell ill and died.

The ambitious queen put the crown on the head of her own son, and she herself took power, of course, very happy.But her governance was so unpopular that people speculated that she had taken Prince Alfie away.If it had not been for the popularity of the new king, the country would have been revolutionized long ago.

At this time, shortly after the king's death, the husband of Prince Alfici's protector, the "Good Queen", also died.He left his wife a house and a daughter, Zada.The girl grew up very beautiful and very lovely.Both mother and daughter have been deeply missing the missing prince.

The young king was keen on hunting, and often took a group of noble youths to the forest, spending most of his time on hunting.

One day, the king had been chasing prey all morning, and he stopped to rest under the shade of a tree, where a splendid tent had been prepared for him.There is a small river nearby.While eating lunch, the king suddenly caught a glimpse of a bright green monkey crouching on a tree, looking at him tenderly, which moved him very much.He forbade his followers to scare away the monkeys.The monkey seemed to have noticed the king's kindness to it, so it jumped from one big branch to another, looking very happy, and finally gradually approached the king.The king brought some food to the monkey.The monkey accepted the food with grace and finally sat down at the table.The king saw that it was obedient, so he took it back to the palace.The king refused to give anyone the job of taking care of the monkeys, because he thought no one could do it.He came to take care of the green monkey himself, and now all the people in the court were talking about how the king liked the beautiful green monkey.

One morning, while Alfici's protector, the "Good Queen," was in the house with her daughter, a green monkey jumped in through an open window.The monkey escaped from the palace.Zada and her mother were taken aback at first, but were relieved when they saw how well-behaved it was.The green monkey stayed with the mother and daughter for a while, and the monkey's hospitality won the favor of the mother and daughter.At this time, the king found that the green monkey was lost and sent someone to bring it back to the palace.But whenever people came forward to catch it, the green monkey made a pitiful cry and was very unhappy.The mother and daughter begged the king to let the green monkey stay in their house for a while, and the king agreed.

One evening they were sitting by a fountain in the garden.The green monkey looked at Zhada for a long time with a sad and tender look, which made Zhada and her mother unable to figure out what it meant.When they saw big teardrops rolling down from the eyes of the green monkey, they were even more puzzled.

The next day, the mother and daughter sat in a gazebo surrounded by jasmine flowers in the garden, and talked about some puzzled expressions of the green monkey.The mother said, "My dear daughter, I don't want to hide my thoughts from you any longer. I always feel that this green monkey is none other than the lovely Prince Alfiki. I know it's a strange idea, but it always I can't get it out of my mind. The thought makes me restless."

After saying this, she cast a glance at the green monkey, and the monkey's tears and expression seemed to confirm her thoughts.

The next night, the protector had a dream of the "Good Queen," who said to her, "Don't cry any more. Do as I tell you. Go into the garden and plant the 'Love' tree. Lift up the marble at the root of the godwood tree. You will see a crystal bottle under the marble, filled with a bright green liquid. You put the most precious things at the moment into a bathtub covered with rose petals. Apply the green liquid all over its body."

When the dream reached this point, she woke up, got up before dawn, ran into the garden in haste, and found all that the "Good Queen" had described in her dream.She hastened to wake her daughter, and the two hurriedly got the bath and rose petals ready, not wanting the housemaid to know what they were doing.Zadar collected a large number of rose petals.When everything was ready, the two of them put the green monkey into a dark green bathtub covered with rose petals, and the lady used the green liquid in the crystal bottle to paint the green monkey's body.

Doubt disappeared in an instant.For the monkey's skin fell off at once, and Prince Alfiki appeared before them both, the most beautiful and handsome man.The joy generated by this meeting cannot be described in words.After a while, the mother and daughter asked the prince to tell the story of all this.The prince talked about thirst in the desert, about being turned into a monkey by drinking the spring water.The only solace during that period was the visits of his godmother, the "Good Queen," who eventually brought him to meet the young King, his half-brother.

The three talked happily, and just like that, a few days passed.Zada's mother began to wonder how best to restore Alfici's throne, which was his right.

The Queen is now very restless.From the first time she saw her son bring the green monkey back to keep as a pet, she guessed that the green monkey was none other than Prince Alfiki.She has been trying to get rid of it.Her doubts were further confirmed by the "banshee", so she hurried to the young king, her own son, with tears streaming down her face.

"I have news," she cried, "that some malicious people are planning to overthrow you and replace you with an imposter. You must kill these people immediately."

The king was very brave, and he reassured the queen mother that he would punish the conspirators.He had done his research and could not believe that a widow and a young girl were trying to start a revolution.

He decided to meet them and find out for himself.So, one night, without telling the courtiers or the queen mother, he only brought a few personal guards to the residence of the female protector.

The protector and her daughter were talking enthusiastically with Prince Alfici at this time, and when they heard a knock at the door late at night, they asked the prince to hide for a while.Opening the gate, they were surprised to find the king himself coming.

"I know," said the king, "that you are plotting against my throne and against me. I want you to explain to me."

The protector was about to answer the king, when Prince Alfici, who had heard the king clearly, came out of hiding and said, "I should be the one who will explain to you, brother." His posture was so graceful, He was so generous that everyone present looked at him in amazement, fascinated.

Later, the king recovered from his surprise, recognized the elder brother who had been missing for many years, and said, "Yes, you are my elder brother, and now I have finally found you. The throne belongs to you, and I have no right." He said As he spoke, he respectfully stepped forward and kissed his elder brother's hand.

Alfie hugged his brother in his arms.The two brothers hurried back to the palace.The court was all present, and Alfici took the crown from his brother.In order to finally dispel people's doubts, Prince Alfici took out the ruby ​​given to him by the "good queen" and announced it to the public.While everyone was staring, the ruby ​​suddenly slammed into pieces.At the same time, the magic queen also suddenly disappeared without a trace.

King Alfiki couldn't wait to marry his beloved Zada, and his godmother "The Good Queen" also came to the wedding. Alfiki's joy was truly indescribable.The godmother assured him that the "banshee" had lost all control.She stayed with the young couple at court for some time, gave them a large fortune, and returned to her country.

King Alfiki insisted that his younger brother share the royal power.They enjoy a happy life and are generally loved and admired by the people of the country.

(End of this chapter)