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

Chapter 33 The Giant's Daughter

Once upon a time there was a boy who went to find a job.On the way, he met a man who asked him where he was going.The boy told the man that he wanted a job, and the stranger said, "Come and work for me, I'm short of a kid like you, and I'll pay you well—first year I will give you one bucket of money, two buckets in the second year, and three buckets in the third year. You must work for me for three years, and do whatever I tell you to do. No matter how strange those orders are to you, you must obey them. But You don't need to be afraid, as long as you follow my instructions, there is no danger at all."

The deal was done, the stranger hired the kid, and he followed the stranger home.What a strange place this stranger's house was, for he actually lived on a sandy embankment in the primeval forest, and the child was seen by no one but his master.His master is a giant with boundless powers, and people and animals must listen to him.

The next day, the child has to start working.The first thing the giant made the boy do was to feed all the animals in the forest.The giant shut up all these animals, wolves, bears, deer, and rabbits, all in barns and under the ground.These barns are a good mile long.However, the boy did a very good job that day, and the Giant praised him, and said he was doing well.

The next day, the giant said to him, "There is no need to feed these animals today. They don't eat every day. You must go away and rest, and come back when you need to feed them again."

Then the Giant said some spells to the boy which he could not understand, and immediately he changed into a hare, and ran into the forest.The boy ran on and on, for all the hunters were chasing him and shooting him, and the hounds were all barking and running after him when they smelled him.Now the hare was the only animal left in the forest, for the giant had shut up all the animals, and every hunter in the country was eager to catch him.But they were still unsuccessful, no dog could run faster than him, and no sharpshooter could hit him with an arrow.They kept shooting and shooting him, and he kept running and running.Such a life was really uneasy, but he got used to it during the long run, and when he saw that he was no longer in danger, he was happy to play tricks on the hunters and hounds who were eager to catch him.

In this way, a year passed, when the giant called him back, and he was now controlled by the giant like other animals.The giant said some spells to the hare which he did not understand, and at once he was transformed into a man again. "Well, would you like to work for me?" said the Giant. "Would you like to be a rabbit?"

The boy replied that he liked it very much, and that he had never run so fast before.So the giant gave him a bucket of money, which he had earned, and the boy was glad to work for him another year.

On the first day of the second year, the boy did the same work as he had done the previous year—that is, fed all the animals that the Giant had.When he had finished his work, the giant said a few more spells to him, and he became a raven, and flew into the sky.How delightful, the child thought.Now he was faster than when he was a rabbit, and the hounds could not pursue him.This made him very happy, but soon he found that there was still no peace, because all the sharpshooters and hunters saw him and aimed at him and kept shooting arrows, because the other birds were all locked up by the giants, and they could only aim at the bird. He is a bird.

But he's used to it, and when he realizes they can't shoot him anymore, he just flies around.Another year passed, and the giant called him back again, and said some strange spells to him, and he regained his human form. "Well, do you like being a crow?" said the Giant.

"I like it very much," said the boy, "for I have never been so high in my life!" The Giant gave him two more measures of money, which he had earned.The boy was more than happy to work for the Giant for another year.

The next day, he did the same job as before, feeding the animals.When he had finished his work, the giant said a few more spells to him, and he became a fish, and jumped into the water.He swam up and down in the water, and down the stream, and he was very happy.In this way, he swam out to sea and farther.Finally, he came to a crystal palace under the sea.He saw the rooms and halls inside, everything was so magnificent, all the furniture was made of pure white ivory, and inlaid with all kinds of gold and silver jewels.There were soft rugs and rugs of many colours, delicate rugs that looked like the most beautiful mosses, flowers, and curved branches of all kinds, green, yellow, white, red, and from the most exquisite snail-shells sprang little fountains, and the fountains became bright shells again, and the palace resounded with cheerful music.

However, the most beautiful thing here is a young girl who walks around the palace, but she is always alone.She went from room to room, not at all happy in spite of the splendor of the palace.She walked up and down lonely and melancholy, and although she was so charming and popular, and the palace was surrounded by glass walls, she never thought of seeing her own reflection on the shining glass walls.So did the child as he swam around the Crystal Palace and peeped at her through the four walls.

"Well, it's better to be a human here than to be a poor dumb fish like I am now," he thought to himself. I can make myself a man again." He swam and thought hard, and at last he remembered the spell the giant had uttered, so he tried to say the spell to himself, and in a moment he was human again, Standing on the bottom of the sea.

He hurried into the Crystal Palace, walked up to the girl and talked to her.

He really freaked out the girl at first, but when he kindly explained how he got here, she soon calmed down and was glad to have company, so she wasn't so lonely anymore .Time passed so fast that the young man (now he was no longer a child, he was a lad) could not remember how long he had been here.

One day the girl said to him that the time was coming, and that he must become a fish—the giant would call him back soon, and he must go, but before he could go back he must become a fish, or he would not be able to swim alive. to the sea.Before this, when he was at the bottom of the sea, the girl had told the young man that she was the daughter of the giant he served, and that the giant had locked her here, and would not let her have contact with anyone.She has now figured out a plan that they might meet again and spend the rest of their lives together.But it was very careful, and he had to write down everything she said to him.

She then told him that all the kings around the place owed money to her father, the Giant, and that there was one king who would be the first to pay, and she told him which king it was.If the king doesn't pay back the money within the stipulated time, he will lose his head. "I'm pretty sure," she said, "that he has no money to pay. Now, the first thing you have to do is stop working for my father. The three years are over, and you are free to go now. You have to Go away with six measures of money, go to the country I told you about, and get an errand with the king. When the day when he pays the debt is near, you will see from his words and deeds that he is very sad, then you will be right He said, You know exactly why he's troubled - he owes the giant money he can't pay, but you can lend him money. Lend him all your pennies, but only if you go with him Pay back the money, and you'll get him to let you run ahead of him dressed as a clown. When you get to the giant's house, you'll have to do all sorts of funny tricks, and smash all his windows as hard as you can. wreak havoc. My dad would be pissed off and then the king would be held accountable for his buffoon's actions.

Even though the king had paid off his debt, my father was going to punish him, and the king had to either answer three questions or lose his head.The first question my father asked was: 'Where is my daughter? 'At this time you have to come forward and answer:'She is at the bottom of the sea. ’ Then he will ask you if you recognize her, and you have to say, ‘Yes. ’ Next he would bring out a group of women, let them walk in front of you, ask which one you thought was his daughter, and pick which one.In fact you don't recognize me at all, so I'll grab you when I walk by, and you'll notice me, and you'll have to hurry up and hold me tight.So you have answered his first question.His second question was: 'Where is my heart? ’ You shall step forward and answer: ‘In the belly of a fish. ’ He would say, ‘Do you know that fish? 'You still have to answer:'Yes. ' Then, he will bring all kinds of fish to you and ask you to choose that fish.I will watch carefully by your side, and when the fish comes, I will give you a little push, and you will catch the fish and kill it.At that time, the giant will be dead, he can no longer ask questions, and we can be together freely. "

The young man took down the girl's advice and knew what he should do when he landed.Now he had to remember the spells the Giant had said when he had turned him into an animal, but he had forgotten them, and the girl didn't know the spells.For a whole day, he walked up and down dejectedly, thinking and thinking, but couldn't think of anything.He did not sleep all night, and at last, towards dawn, he fell asleep, when suddenly he remembered the giant's spell.He quickly chanted the mantra, and immediately turned into a fish again and swam into the sea.Just then the Giant called him back, and he swam out of the sea and into the river, where the Giant stood on the bank, and said the same spell as before, and changed him back into human form.

"Well, do you like being a fish?" asked the giant.

Cooking fish was his favorite thing, said the young man, and everyone knew he was right.

The giant gave him three measures of money, which he had earned during the past year.These three buckets of money are together with the other three buckets, and now he has six buckets of money.

"Perhaps you will work for me another year," said the Giant, "and you will get six measures of money, which will make you twelve measures, and that is a lot of money."

"No," said the young man, feeling that he had done enough, and was anxious to work elsewhere and learn from the others, though he might come back to the Giant one day.

The giant said that he was welcome to come back at any time, and he had served him faithfully for three years as they had first agreed, so he would not stop him now if he wanted to go.

The young man got his Liudou money and took the money directly to the country his sweetheart told him about.He buried the money in a remote place next to the palace, and went into the palace to ask for an errand.He was given a job to be a groom and raise horses for the king.

After some days, he noticed that the king was always looking sad and walking about sadly, and he was never happy.One day, when the king came to the stable, there was no one else but this young man, so he went straight up and asked the king to tell him why he was so sad.

"It's no use talking," said the king, "you can't help me anyway."

"That's not sure," said the young man. "I know exactly why you are troubled, and I know how to pay off the debt."

Now the situation was different, and the king chatted with the groom.The groom said that he could lend the king Liudou money, but the condition was that he was allowed to pay back the money together, and that he would dress up as the king's court jester and run ahead of the king.He'll wreak havoc, and the King will be scolded by the Giant for it, and responsible for the Joker's actions, but the King won't be hurt a bit.

The king gladly agreed to the young man's proposal, and now it was time for them to set off.

When they came to the giant's house, the giant's house was no longer on the shore, but there was a very large castle on the shore, which the young man had never seen before.In fact, the giant could make the castle invisible or invisible as he pleased, and the young man knew very well that giants could perform all kinds of magic, so he was not surprised to see it.

They approached the castle, which looked as if it were all made of glass.The young man, dressed as the king's jester, ran ahead.He ran, looking now ahead and back, now standing upside down, now standing upright; he smashed the giant's big glass doors and windows, made a mess, and broke everything he could It was all broken, and there was a mess everywhere.

The giant rushed out, full of rage, and cursed the king for bringing such a hideous clown, and he was quite sure that the king would not even pay his debts, and he could not afford to pay for the damaged things. up.

However, the Clown exclaimed that he could make it all right, and the King came forward with the six measures of money that the young man had lent him.The giant counted the money carefully, and there was no shortage of cents.The giant did not expect this move, but he couldn't say anything more.The old debts were all paid off, and the king took back the deed.

But today's mess, the king has no money to pay for it.So the giant wanted to punish the king. According to the contract, the king would either answer three questions or lose his head.

The king had no choice but to try his luck and see if he could answer the giant's question.When the giant asked the king questions, the jester stood beside the king.The giant's first question was: "Where is my daughter?"

The clown replied loudly, "She's at the bottom of the sea."

"How do you know?" said the giant.

"Little fish saw it." The clown said.

"Do you know her?" said the Giant.

"Yes, bring her here," said the clown.

The giant brought out a group of women and let them walk past the king and the clown one by one, but they were all phantoms, and only the last one was the giant's real daughter. She squeezed the clown as she walked by, and he knew That's her.He quickly put his arms around her waist and held her tightly, and the giant had to admit that he had answered the first question correctly.

Then the giant asked again, "Where is my heart?"

"In the belly of a fish," said the Clown.

"Can you recognize that fish?" said the Giant.

"Yes, take it out," said the clown.

So all the fishes swam out and passed them, and at the same time the Giant's daughter stood beside the young man.At last the fish came and she gave him a little push, and he caught the fish at once, cut open the belly of the fish with a knife, took out the heart inside, and pierced the heart with the knife.

At this moment, the giant also died, and turned into countless flint and steel fragments.In this way, all the contracts of the giant were annulled, and all the beasts and birds he had captured and hid in the ground were free, and they ran back into the forest and flew into the blue sky.

The young man and his sweetheart went into the castle, which now belonged to them, and they were married in the castle.All the neighboring kings who owed the giant went free, and they came to the wedding, and made the young man their emperor.He reigned over them, and lived in peace with them, and lived happily in this castle with his fair queen, where they would still be today if they had not died.

(End of this chapter)