yellow fairy tale book

Chapter 26 The Glass Ax
Once upon a time there was a king and a queen who had everything they wanted in the world but no children.Another 12 years passed, and finally, the queen gave birth to a son, but she did not enjoy the happiness of having a son, and died the day after giving birth.Before she died, she invited the king to her and told him: "Don't let your son's feet touch the ground. If he touches the ground, he will be under the control of witches and fairies, and he will suffer a lot." Queen's last words.

The child grew up quickly, and the nurse could no longer hold him, so she sat him in a chair with wheels on the legs, so that he could roam freely in the palace garden.Sometimes, he was carried on a stretcher.Those around him are watching over him every moment to keep his feet from touching the ground.

Such a lifestyle is of course not conducive to health.The doctor ordered him to learn how to ride a horse.He soon became a first-class rider, and often went on excursions on horseback, accompanied by his father's horse trainer and a large number of attendants.Every time he rode out to the fields and forests of neighboring countries, he came home safely at night.In this way, after many years, the prince became an adult.At this time, very few people still remembered the queen's last words, but this habit had become a rule, and no one explored the reason.

One day the prince went out with his company into a forest where his father had sometimes hunted.The road in the woods led to a small stream with dense bushes growing on both sides.The party on horseback was about to cross the stream when a hare, startled by the sound of the horse's hooves, jumped out of the grass and ran towards the bushes.The young prince ran after the hare, and was about to overtake it, when suddenly the girth of the saddle snapped, and the prince fell heavily from his horse.As soon as his feet touched the ground, he disappeared before the frightened eyes of his followers.

Many people sent out searched far and near, but they couldn't find him.Only then did everyone realize the power of the witch fairy, and the queen had already warned her on the sick bed.The old king was in great grief since the prince disappeared, but he had no choice but to accept his fate, and had to live alone in his desolate and lonely old age.Sometimes the thought that maybe one day my son will be able to escape from the hands of the enemy cheers me up.

Ever since his feet hit the ground, the prince felt controlled by an invisible force, he could only go wherever he was told to go.He was taken to a strange place, a whole new world, very different from the former kingdom.The palace is magnificent, but it is in the center of a large lake, which is the residence of immortals.The only way to enter the palace is the bridge made of white clouds.Behind the lake there was a high mountain, and beside the lake were dark woods.Over all this, a thick mist hangs over the sky, and there is silence everywhere.

Soon, as soon as the fairy returned to her domain, she showed her original appearance.She told the prince that unless he obeyed her in every detail, he would be severely punished.Then, she handed him an ax made of glass, and told him to go through the "cloud bridge" into the forest, and cut down all the trees before sunset.At the same time, the fairy warned him in angry words not to speak to a black girl he was likely to meet in the woods.

After hearing what the fairy had said, the prince took the glass ax and set off to the woods.Walking on the cloud bridge, every step is like dancing in the clouds, as if your feet have grown wings.Finally crossed the bridge and entered the woods.

He used the glass ax to chop down the tree, and the glass ax shattered as soon as he cut it.The poor young man was so frightened and bewildered what to do, that he must be punished by the witchy old fairy.He walked up and down in the forest, not knowing where to go.At last fatigue and sorrow broke him down.He fell to the ground and soon fell asleep.

I don't know how long I slept, but a noise woke him up.He opened his eyes and saw a black girl standing beside him.He remembered the fairy's warning and dared not talk to her.The Negro girl greeted him with the utmost friendliness, and asked him if he was under the control of the Witch Fairy, to which the Prince nodded in reply.

So the black girl told him that she was also under the control of the witch fairy, and she was ordered to keep walking in the woods until some young man took pity on her and took her safely to the river that was visible not far away. On the other side, that is beyond the reach of the power of witch fairies.

The girl's words moved the prince deeply, and he told her all about his experience.Finally, the prince asked the girl how he could escape the punishment of the witch fairy, because he broke the glass ax she gave him and couldn't complete the task of cutting down the tree at all.

"You must know," replied the Negro girl, "that we are both under the control of a witch fairy, and she is my mother. But you must not tell the story. Otherwise, I will die .If you promise to help me get free, I will stand by your side and complete the tasks my mother assigns you for you."

The prince happily agreed to everything.The girl again warned the prince not to betray her trust, and then handed him a bottle of liquid. After taking a sip, the prince lost consciousness and fell into a deep sleep.

When the prince woke up, he was astonished.He found the glass ax intact, right next to him.Most of the trees in the forest have been cut down and piled up in piles.

The Prince hastened across the bridge of clouds, and told the Witch Fairy that all her orders had been fulfilled.When the Fairy heard that all the trees had been felled, and that the glass ax was still in his hand, she was very perplexed.She didn't believe he had done it, and she pressed him if he had seen the black girl, if he had spoken to her.The prince had to lie and swear that he was working so hard that he never lifted his head.Seeing that she could not find anything, the Fairy gave the Prince a little bread and water, and pointed him to a little black closet, where he should spend the night.

Just after dawn the next day, the fairy woke the prince up, and gave him the glass ax again, and asked him to cut down all the trees that had not been felled the day before, and tie them into bundles for fire.At the same time, she warned him again that if he saw a black girl in the woods, he must never approach her or talk to her.

Although today's task was no easier than yesterday's, the young man set off cheerfully.Because he knew he could count on the help of the black girl.He crossed the cloud bridge quickly at an easy pace, and as soon as he reached his destination, his friends stood before him and greeted him happily.After she heard about the task assigned by the fairy this time, she replied with a smile, "Don't be afraid", and handed the prince a bottle of liquid, and the prince fell asleep again immediately.

When the prince woke up, everything was done.The trees in the grove had been felled and tied up in bundles, ready to be used.

He hurried back to the castle and told the fairy that the task had been completed.The Fairy, still more astonished than before, pressed him again whether he had ever seen or spoken to the Negro girl.The prince knew he couldn't betray the black girl, so he lied again to deny it.

On the third day, the fairy gave him another task, this time more difficult than the previous two.The fairy asked him to build a castle on the other side of the lake, and the materials used could only be gold, silver and precious stones.Unless he can finish the castle in an hour, the most terrible punishment awaits him.

The prince was not anxious when he heard this, and he had complete confidence in his friend, the colored girl.He crossed the cloud bridge confidently, and immediately saw that the shovels, hammers, axes, and other tools needed to build the castle were lying on the ground for use, but there was no trace of gold, silver and jewels.The prince was wondering, and the black girl standing behind the rock not far away waved to him. She hid herself for fear of being discovered by her mother.Joyfully the young man ran to her, begging for her help, and asking her advice on how to build the castle.

But this time the Witch Fairy was watching the Prince's actions from the window, and when she saw him and her daughter hiding behind a rock, she uttered a piercing scream, which echoed from the mountains, and frightened the young man too. I was too afraid to stick my body out from behind the rock.The furious witch fairy came flying from the bridge of clouds on the wind.The prince was going to run away at once, but the black girl told him to take courage and follow her as soon as possible.Before they came out of hiding, the Negro girl knocked down a piece of gravel, said a few spells over it, and threw the stone in the direction of her mother.In an instant, a shining castle appeared before the Witch Fairy, and the light from the castle was so strong that it blinded the Witch Fairy's eyes.The castle had many doors, windows, and passages, which bewitched the Witch Fairy so that she could not see the way very quickly.

Meanwhile the Negro girl, together with the prince, hastened across the river to escape forever from the power of the Witch Fairies.Already now they heard the rustling of the Witch Fairy's garments, and the constant cursing as they pursued them.

The prince was too frightened to look behind him, feeling that he was exhausted.At this moment, the black girl chanted a few more spells, and she immediately turned into a pond, and the prince turned into a duck swimming on the water.

Seeing this, the Witch Fairy was furious.She used all her witchcraft to get rid of the pond.She let a sand dune bury the pond, but the sand dune only drove the pond a little farther, and instead of reducing the water, it increased.Seeing that her witchcraft had failed, the old woman wanted to resort to some cunning means.She throws golden nuts into the pond, hoping to hit the duck, but in vain, the duck deftly dodges.

The old witch suddenly thought of a trick.She hid herself behind the rock that had concealed the young couple, and waited for her daughter and the prince to return to their original form and continue on their way, striking them down.

After a short wait, the black girl thought that her mother had stopped chasing them, so she and the prince recovered their original shape, and walked happily to the other side of the river.

They had not gone far before the old witch overtook them again.She held a dagger that had been unsheathed in her hand and approached them.Suddenly, she found that it was not the young couple in front of her, but a huge stone church, the entrance of which was guarded by a tall monk.

The old witch was so angry that she stabbed the monk in the chest with the dagger, but it shattered into pieces and fell at her feet.In desperation, the old hag tried to tear down the church in order to destroy the two victims forever.She stomped the ground three times, and the earth shook, and the church and the monks shook.The witch took a few steps back to save herself from being buried in the collapsed church.However, her plot failed again.She had just retreated less than a yard, and both the church and the monks were gone.She found herself in a forest, in total darkness.The forest is full of wolves, bears, and all kinds of wild animals.

Now, the old hag's anger was gone, replaced by fear.What she is afraid of is that every minute may be torn to pieces by wild beasts, because these beasts are not affected by her magic power.She thought it wisest to try to get out of the forest, and then pursue the two fugitives, or destroy them by force or cunning.

At the same time, both the prince and the black girl had returned to their original forms and hurried to the other side of the river.When they reached the river, they found it impossible to cross, and the black girl's magic seemed to have lost its effect.She said to the prince: "My time of liberation has not yet come. But you have promised to do everything to free me, and for this you must do what I say. Take this bow and this bag of arrows, Shoot any animal you see, and no animal must get away with it."

After saying these words, the black girl disappeared.In an instant, a huge wild boar sprang out from the bushes and rushed straight at the prince.The prince was not afraid. He drew his bow and shot an arrow, which pierced the wild boar's head.The wild boar fell heavily to the ground, and a hare sprang out from its side, and ran along the bank of the river like a gust of wind.The prince drew the bow again and shot the arrow, and the hare was shot to death again.At this time, another dove flew into the air and hovered over the prince's head with a friendly attitude.But, remembering the black girl's instructions, the prince dared not let any animals go, so he drew his bow and shot an arrow, and the pigeons died like wild boars and hares.But when he went to look at the dead dove, there was no dove, only a round white egg on the ground.

He was staring at the round egg, wondering what it was, when he heard the flapping of bird wings beside him.When he looked up, he saw a huge vulture rushing towards him with its sharp claws.He picked up the round egg and threw it at the vulture with all his might.Hey, lo and behold!The ugly birds of prey are gone.The prince was surprised to find that the girl in front of him was the girl he loved the most!

Now the old hag was trying to get out of the forest, trying to catch up with her daughter and the prince with the last of her magic powers.She came out of the forest into the open, and got into her four-wheeled cart, which was driven into the sky by a dragon.When she reached the river, she saw the two lovers swimming across the river, hugging each other as freely as two fish.

The old hag, forgetting all danger, rushed towards them like lightning.But the eddy of the river caught her four-wheeler and dragged it to the deepest bottom of the river.The old witch is then rolled into the rapids until it gets hooked by thorny aquatic plants and ends up being a feast for schools of small fish.

In this way, both the prince and the girl he loved were free.They hurried back to the prince's kingdom, and the old king received them with great joy.The next day, one of the grandest wedding banquets was held.The couple lived happily ever after.

(End of this chapter)