Andrew Lan's Twelve-Color Fairy Tale Series: Pink Fairy Tale Books

Chapter 23
Once upon a time, there was a king who had a great kingdom and three sons.But the king lost his eyesight due to an accident, and no one in the whole country could restore his sight.One day, an old lady came to the palace. She told the king that there was only one treasure in the world that could restore his eyesight, and that was the bird song, whose singing could restore the king's eyesight.But Glyph was locked in a cage by the king of another country, who guarded him carefully as his most beloved baby.

After hearing this, the eldest prince asked himself to find a way to bring back the bird song.The king was very pleased with the resolution shown by his son, gave him the best equipment, and let him go.The prince rode a long way and came to a small inn.There were many guests in the inn, and they drank, sang, and played dice, and all were so merry!Such a happy life deeply attracted the prince, and he couldn't help staying in the inn, drinking and having fun with everyone, forgetting about his blind father and the bird's song lyrics.

Full of hope, the king waited anxiously for his son's return, but a long time passed without any news.So the second prince asked to find his brother, and at the same time tried to get the bird song Lipu back to the palace.The king granted his request, and also gave him the best equipment.But when the second prince came to the inn and saw his brother having so much fun with those happy companions, he also stayed and forgot about the bird song and his blind father.

After the second prince left, the king waited for a long time, but none of the two princes came back.Now not only was there no hope of curing his eyes, but his two sons were also lost, and the king was very sorry.At this time, the little prince came to him and proposed to find his two elder brothers and bring the bird song back to the palace. At the same time, he promised that he would succeed.The king did not want his youngest son to take any more risks, but he begged his father so hard that at last the king agreed.Like his brothers, the little prince got the best equipment and set off on horseback.

The little prince also came to the inn. The two elder brothers hoped that the younger brother would also stay. They kept persuading him, asking him to stay in the inn and share this extremely happy life with everyone.The little prince said that they had been found now, and his next task was to try to get the bird song, and his blind father was still waiting for him, so he could not stay at the inn for a moment.Then he said good-bye to his brother, and rode on, trying to find another inn for the night before dark.He drove a long way, and when it was getting dark, he finally came to an inn deep in the forest.The owner of the inn welcomed the little prince very kindly, led his horse to the stables, and then took him to the guest room, where the maid spread the tablecloth and prepared dinner.It was already dark outside at this time, the maid spread the tablecloth and set the dinner, the hungry prince had just eaten a few mouthfuls, when he suddenly heard crying from the next door, it sounded so miserable and full of mourning.

The little prince stood up and asked the maid what the sound was, did he fall into a black shop where people were robbed?The maid told him that such cries would be heard every night, but it was not the cry of a living person, but the voice of a dead person.The man ate at the inn and had no money to pay the bill, so the innkeeper killed him and refused to bury him, for he had not kept a penny for the funeral expenses.Moreover, every night the boss would come into the room to torture the dead victim.

After the maid finished speaking, she lifted the cover of one of the dishes, and the prince saw a knife and an ax inside.He understood that this was the shop owner asking how he wanted to die, unless he was willing to buy his own life with money.So he called the boss and gave him a large sum of money in exchange for his own life. He also paid off the debts owed by the dead man, and at the same time gave a sum of money to the boss to bury him, and the murderer agreed to do so. .

The prince felt that in this murderous black shop, he might not be able to save his life, so he asked the maid to help him escape in the middle of the night.The maid said she was afraid she would be killed if he did this, because his horse was still in the stable, and the key to the stable was under the innkeeper's pillow.However, she was a prisoner in the store herself, and would help the Prince if he would escape with her.The prince promised to take her with him, and finally they managed to escape from the black shop.They rode on for a long distance, and then the prince put the girl in a safe place, and went on his way.

A prince was riding alone through a forest when he met a fox.The fox greeted him kindly, and asked him where he was going and what he was doing.The prince said that what he was going to do was very, very important and he had to keep it secret from anyone.

"You are right," said the fox, "but I know it has something to do with the bird song, and you want to get it back to your blind father. I can help you, but you must listen to me." of."

The prince thought it was very good that the fox was willing to go with him, and he was able to take him to the castle where the bird glyph was kept.So he agreed, and promised to listen to the fox in everything.

After crossing the forest, they saw the castle not far away.At this time the fox gave the prince three grains of golden wheat, and asked him to throw one into the guard room, one into the room where the Glyph bird cage was placed, and the third into the bird cage.This way he can get the bird, but never touch it or something will happen to him.

The prince took the golden wheat and promised that he would strictly follow the fox's instructions.He came to the guard room of the castle and threw a grain of golden wheat into it, and the guards immediately fell asleep.Then he went to the room where the Glyph cage was, and threw in a grain of golden wheat, and the guards who watched over the birds fell asleep at once.He threw the last grain of golden wheat into the cage, and the bird fell asleep.The prince held the bird in his hand. Seeing how beautiful it was, he couldn't help touching it. He didn't want the bird to wake up suddenly and start singing!Then all the people woke up and took the prince into prison.

The prince suffered terribly in prison, and deeply regretted that he had not listened to the fox. Now he was in trouble and could not escape, and his father had no hope of recovering his eyesight.At this time the fox suddenly appeared in front of him.The prince was very happy when he saw the fox, and he bowed his head to accept the fox's reprimand, and vowed to obey his arrangements in the future, only asking him to help him out of the predicament.The fox said that he was here to help him, but all he could do was to give the prince some advice.The fox tells the prince to answer "yes" to any question the judge asks while he is on trial, and everything will be fine.The prince listened to the fox very much this time, the judge asked him if he wanted to steal the bird song, he answered "yes", the judge asked him again if he was a master thief, he still answered "yes".

Hearing that he admitted that he was a master thief, the king said that he could forgive him for stealing the bird, but there was one condition, that is, he must go to a neighboring country and steal the most beautiful princess in the world to him.To this question, the prince still answered "yes".

When the prince left the castle, he met the fox, and they came to the neighboring country together.Then the fox gave him three more grains of golden wheat, and told him to throw one into the guard's room, one into the princess' chamber, and the third into the princess' bed.At the same time, the fox repeatedly warned him not to kiss the princess.The prince entered the castle and threw the three grains of golden wheat at the places ordered by the fox. As a result, everyone there fell asleep.But when the prince held the princess in his arms and saw how beautiful she was, he forgot the fox's warning and kissed the princess.Then the princess and all the rest of the castle awoke, and the prince was seized, and put in a strong dungeon.

The fox came to the dungeon again, reprimanded the prince for not listening to advice, but promised to help him.This time the fox still told the prince to answer "yes" to any question they asked when he was on trial.According to what the fox said, the prince admitted to the judge that he had come to steal the princess, and that he was a master thief.

(End of this chapter)