yellow-green fairy tale book

Chapter 31 The Wise Weaver
Once upon a time, in a distant country, there was a king sitting on the throne, listening to the grievances of his subjects and settling disputes for them.There was less business than usual that morning, and just as the king was getting up to go to the garden, there was a sudden commotion outside.The King's Supreme Minister broke in and asked His Majesty if he would like to receive the envoy sent by the emperor of the neighboring country.This powerful neighbor is their country's east neighbor, and the country is so powerful that the surrounding countries are very afraid.The king stood trembling like everyone else, and he sent an order to bring the envoy into the palace immediately, and prepared a big banquet for the envoy.Then the king returned to his throne, thinking about what the messenger would say.

The king is sitting on the throne, waiting for the arrival of the messenger.But the messenger said nothing. He went straight to the king's throne, stooped down, and with a stick in his hand drew a black circle on the floor around the throne, and sat down on the seat next to it. Don't talk to anyone anymore.

The king and courtiers were both confused and angry at this strange behavior of the messenger.But the messenger sat there like a statue, motionless.It was quickly understood that he would not give any further explanations.The king immediately called a meeting of ministers, but no one could solve the mystery, which made the king very angry.He told his ministers that if no one could solve the riddle before the sun went down, he would hang them all.

Knowing that the king is a man of his word, the ministers hastened to divide the whole city carefully into districts, so that they might go from house to house to see who could understand the strange behavior of the messenger.

But most of the interviewees were puzzled and dumbfounded after hearing this, unable to explain why.Fortunately, there was a minister with keen observation ability. When he walked into an unoccupied hut, he found a balance wheel swinging automatically, and thought in his heart that the owner of this house might be worth seeing.So he opened a door, walked into another room, and saw another balance wheel swinging slowly like the one just now.Looking out of the window, there is a small wheat field. Although there is no wind, there is a willow branch shaking constantly to scare the sparrows away.He became more and more curious, so he went down the stairs, and saw a spacious and bright workshop below, a weaver was sitting in front of the loom weaving.But all the weaver did was untangle the threads, while the loom of his own design turned automatically.He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw a big wheel in the corner, and guessed what it was for.In any case, even if the weaver can't solve the riddle, it can at least enlighten the minds of the ministers.So he didn't say much, but told the weaver the story of the circle, and added that whoever could solve the riddle would be rewarded greatly.

"Come with me at once," said the minister. "The sun is about to set, and we must hurry up."

The weaver stood up and thought for a while, then walked to a window, outside the window was a chicken coop, and two mutton bone kidnappers were placed beside the hen coop.He picked up the two mutton bone snatchers, took a hen out of the coop, and held it under the armpit.

"I'm ready," he replied, turning to the minister.

In the palace, the king still sits on the throne, and the messenger still sits there.After the weaver walked in with the minister, he signaled the minister to stop, and he himself came to the messenger and threw the two sheep bone crutches on the floor beside him.The envoy took out a handful of millet from his pocket and sprinkled it around the sheep bone kidnapper as an answer.Seeing this, the weaver put down the hen, and after a while the hen ate all the millet.The envoy looked at it, stood up without saying a word, and left.

As soon as the messenger had left the hall of the palace, the king called the weavers over.

"It seems that only you can solve this mystery," he said. "I will reward you very much! But first, please tell me what your actions mean?"

"O king!" replied the weaver, "it is so that the circle drawn by the envoys around your throne is a message from their emperor to you, saying: 'If I send an army around you Will you surrender?' I put the sheep bone kidnapper in front of him to tell him: "Compared to us, you are just children, and you are only worthy of playing with such little things." He said Millet said that his emperor could send a large army, but the hen ate all the millet. This is tantamount to telling him that we only need one person to destroy their entire army."

"I think," added the Weaver, "that the Emperor will not declare war on us."

"You have saved me and upheld my dignity," the king said loudly. "I will reward you with riches and honors. Tell me what you want! Even if it is half the kingdom."

"I want the little field at the gate of the city for my daughter's dowry. That's all I want," said the weaver. "But, king!" said the weaver as he left, "I beg you to remember , Weavers are also valuable to the country, and sometimes they are even smarter than the ministers!"

(End of this chapter)