Chapter 17 Water of Life

Once upon a time there were three brothers and a sister who lived in a cottage in the country and loved each other.Their eldest brother had nothing to do all day long, but one day he said to his younger siblings: "Let's all work hard, maybe we can get rich, and then build us a palace." They all said happily: "Okay, let's all work hard!"

So they worked hard, and one day they were rich enough to build themselves a beautiful palace, and people from miles around came to see it.Everyone was full of praise for this majestic palace, and no one could fault it.Finally, there was an old woman who followed the crowd through the rooms of the palace, and suddenly exclaimed, "Ah, this is really a magnificent palace, but something is still missing!"

"What's missing?"

"A church is missing."

When the brothers heard this, they started working hard to earn more money, and when they earned enough money, they started building churches again.The church is as magnificent and magnificent as the palace.After the church was built, more people flocked to visit their palaces, churches, huge gardens, and gorgeous halls.However, one day, when the brothers were greeting guests as usual, an old man came up to them and said, "Oh, this is really beautiful, but something is missing!"

"What's missing?"

"Short of a jug of water of life, a branch of a beautiful tree whose flowers give off a fragrance that never fades, and a talking bird."

"Where do I go to find these things?"

"Go to the mountains far away, and you'll find these things."

The old man bowed politely and bid them farewell.The eldest brother said to his younger brothers and sisters, "I'm going to find the water of life, the talking bird, and that beautiful tree."

"But what if something happens to you?" asked his sister. "How do we know?"

"You're right," he said, "I haven't thought of that yet."

So they caught up with the old man and said to him: "My elder brother wants to find the water of life, the beautiful tree, and the talking bird. Tell him, with those things, our palace will be perfect. .But if something happens to him, how will we know?"

The old man took out a knife, handed it to them, and said: "Keep it away carefully, as long as the blade is still bright, everything is fine; but if the blade bleeds, you will know that something happened to him." The brothers thanked He then went straight back to the palace.In the palace, they saw that the young elder brother was about to set off to hunt for treasure on the mountain.

The eldest brother walked, walked, walked, walked a long way, and came to a place where he met a giant.

"Can you tell me how far I have to go to get to that mountain?"

"Why do you want to go there?"

"I'm looking for water of life, a talking bird, and a branch from a beautiful tree."

"A lot of people who've been here are looking for these treasures, but they never come back. You probably won't come back, unless you do what I tell you. You go down this road, down that hill , you will see that the mountain is full of rocks. Don't stop, don't look at those rocks, keep going. As you walk, you will hear someone behind you laughing at you. It's those rocks mocking you. Ignore it, the best The important thing is, don't look back. If you look back, you become one of them. Just keep going, and when you get to the top of the hill, you can get what you want."

The young man thanked the Giant for these counsels and went away.He walked, walked, walked, and finally reached the foot of the mountain.As he climbed the hill, he heard jeers and jeers behind him, but he was deaf to them.Finally, those voices became louder and louder, he lost his patience, stopped, picked up a stone and threw it towards the pile of chattering stones, suddenly, his arm seemed to become stiff, and then he himself became a rock!
On that day, his younger sister thought that her brother should be back after he had been away for so long, so she took out the knife, only to find that the blade had been stained red with blood.She cried out and told her brothers that something terrible had happened.

"I'll go find him," said the second brother.So he left.He walked, walked, walked, and when he met the Giant, he asked him if he had seen a young man walking towards the hill.The giant answered, "Yes, I saw him pass here, but I didn't see him come back. He must have been under that spell too."

"And how shall I free him, and how shall I find the water of life, and the talking bird, and the branches of the fair tree?"

"You walk along this road, and when you get to the bottom of the mountain, you will find that the mountain is full of rocks. Don't stop to look at the rocks, just climb up. Most importantly, ignore all the jeers and sarcasms around you. Don't look back. You get to the top of the mountain and you get what you want."

The young man thanked the giant for his advice, and set out towards the mountain.But as soon as he got there, he heard jeers everywhere, the voice was deafeningly loud.For a moment he let them jeer and curse, and bravely went on, until he came to the place where his brother had passed, when suddenly, amidst the jeers, he heard his brother's voice.He stopped and looked back. Now, there was another stone in the pile.

At this time, the younger sister who stayed at home was counting the days, thinking that her second brother should be back.The days seem to be very long, and no one knows how often she has to look at the knife. Every time she sees the shiny blade, she is convinced that at least her brother is safe now.Knowing that everything is going well for my brother, I am very happy in my heart.Finally, one evening, as usual, she always felt tired and anxious at the end of the day, she took the knife out of the drawer and looked, oh my!The blade was already stained red with blood.She was so frightened that she burst into tears. The youngest brother rushed over when she heard the cry. She took out the knife and couldn't say a word! "I'll go." said the youngest brother.

So, he walked, walked, walked, and met the giant.He asked the giant, "Have two young men passing by here on their way to the mountains over there?" The giant replied, "Oh, they have all passed here, but they have not returned, and now I know that they have all been under that spell. "

"Then how can I free them, how can I get the water of life, and the talking bird, and the branches of the fair tree?"

"Go to that mountain, where you will find that the mountain is densely packed with rocks, so many that you almost don't know where to put your feet. Go straight ahead, don't look left and right, don't pay attention to the sneers behind you, go straight to At the top of the mountain, you can get what you want."

The young man thanked the giant for his advice, and went towards the mountain.He began to climb the mountain, and there were thunderous mocking and sarcasm around him, but he remembered what the giant said, and he didn't look around. He kept walking, and the top of the mountain was in front of him.Just when he was about to climb to the top of the mountain, he suddenly heard the voices of his brothers amidst the complaints and shouts.As soon as he turned around, he was one of them again.

His sister was walking up and down the palace at this moment, holding the knife almost all the time, for fear of seeing it turn red again.But she watched the blade turn red and said, "This time it's my turn."

So, she also walked, walked, she kept walking, and met the giant.She begged the Giant to tell her if she had seen the three men who were looking for the distant mountains pass by. "I've seen them pass by here, but none of them came back. So, I know they must have been under that spell."

"Then what shall I do to save them, and how shall I find the water of life, and the talking bird, and the branches of the fair tree?"

"You have to go to that mountain, and that mountain is full of stones, and you can't find a place to stay; when you climb the mountain, you will hear a voice, as if all the stones in the world are laughing at you, Whatever you hear, ignore it, once you get to the top, you can have it all."

The girl thanked him for his advice and set off for the mountain.As soon as she took a few steps up, she heard shouts one after another around her, and she felt as if every stone under her feet was a living life.But she remembered what the Giant had said, and knew what had happened to her brothers.She kept looking forward to the top of the mountain, and the top of the mountain was getting closer and closer, and the shouting became louder-among those voices, the voices of his three brothers were the loudest.But the girl ignored it, and finally she set foot on the top of the mountain.Then she looked around and saw a pond, and in that pond was the water of life.So she took out the copper jug ​​that she carried with her and filled it with water.By the pond stood the beautiful tree, and the talking bird stood on a branch.She caught the bird, put it in a cage, and broke off a branch.

Then, she took these treasures, returned the same way, and walked down the mountain happily.But the long journey made her exhausted, the copper pot was so heavy, she sprinkled some water as she walked, and dripped onto the stones, in an instant, those stones turned into girls and boys, they surrounded her, thank you She rescued them.

So she knew how to break the spell, and carefully sprinkled water on every stone, and the stones disappeared, and a great company of girls and boys followed her down the hill.

When she returned to the palace, she did not stop for a moment, and hurriedly planted the branches of the beautiful tree and poured the water of life on it.Immediately the branch grew into a tree, and the tree was full of flowers, and the talking bird sat on the branch.

Now, these treasures have become famous far and wide, and people flock to see these three treasures and the girl who got them.One of these visitors was the king's son, who had come after hearing of the miracles.The prince was amazed at this marvelous and beautiful palace, but he admired even more the girl who brought back these treasures.So he went home, told the king and queen, and begged them to let him marry the girl.Next, the wedding was held in the church next to the palace.The groom took her back to his home, and they lived happily ever after.

(End of this chapter)

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