red fairy book

Chapter 33 Duck Tail

Duck Tail is very small, so people call him Duck Tail.But although he was small, he was very clever. He started from nothing and ended up saving [-] pence.

The king was spending too much and had no money in his hand. Hearing that he had money, he came to borrow it himself.

At first, Yawei was very proud of being able to lend money to the king, but after a year or two, the king didn't even pay the interest, so he became uneasy and decided to visit the king to get the money back.

One fine morning, Ducktail hit the road all dressed up, singing, "Liar, liar, liar! When will I get my money back?"

Not far away, he met his friend - the fox.The fox said, "Good morning, neighbor. Where are you going so early?"

"I'm going to ask the king for my money."

"Oh! Take me there."

Ducktail said to himself, "One can't make too many friends." Then he said, "It's too tiring for you to crawl over like this! You make yourself smaller, go in from my throat, into my stomach, I'll take you."

"Good idea," said the fox.He quickly took the bag and luggage.thump!Like a letter dropped into the mailbox.

Ducktail set off again, full of energy, singing as he walked, "Liar, liar, liar! When will I get my money back?"

He didn't go far, and met another friend—a ladder. She leaned against the wall and said, "Good morning, duckling, where are you going in such a hurry?"

"Ask the king for money."

"Oh! Take me there."

Ducktail said to himself: "One cannot make too many friends." Then he said: "Too tired!

You make yourself smaller, enter from my throat, go to my stomach, and I will take you there. "

"Good idea." Ladder took his luggage and went to be with the fox.

Singing "Liar, liar, liar! When will I get my money back?" Ducktail set off again, in the same spirit as before.He walked for a while, and met his lover - the river.The river is walking quietly in the sun.

"Oh, my angel," she said, "how can a person walk on the dirt road with his tail arched? How lonely!"

"I'm going to the king. You know, he owes me money."

"Oh! Take me there."

Ducktail said to himself: "A person can't make too many friends." Then he said: "You lie down all the time, and you get tired after walking a few steps! You make yourself smaller, go in from my throat, to my In the stomach, I'll take you there."

"Good idea!" said the river.She took her luggage, and with a bang, she found a place between the fox and the ladder.

"Liar, liar, liar! When will I get my money back?" Ducktail began to sing again.

After a while, he met the queen wasp, who was training the wasps.

"Good morning, my friend," said the Wasp, "where are you going when you are so well dressed?"

"I'm going to the king. You know, he owes me money."

"Oh! Take me there."

Ducktail said to himself: "A person can't make too many friends." Then he said: "You will get tired after a while with a large army! You make yourself smaller, go from my throat to my stomach Go, I'll take you there."

"That's a good idea," said Wasp.

A team of people!He also went in.It's not a big place, but it's okay to squeeze in.Ducktail is gone again.When he arrived in the capital, he walked the streets singing, "Liar, liar, liar! When will I get my money back?" People were shocked.

He went to the gate of the palace and knocked hard on the door.The porter stuck his head out and asked:
"Who?"

"My name is Ducktail. I'm looking for the king."

"Looking for the king? It's easy to say! The king is eating and can't be disturbed."

"Tell him I'm coming. He knows why I'm here."

The porter went to speak to the king.The king had just sat down, wrapped his napkin, and dined with his ministers.

"Well, well," said the king, "I know, tell him to come in and meet the turkey."

The gatekeeper withdrew.

"Please come in."

"Okay! I just happened to see what to eat in the palace." Yawei said to himself.

"Here, this way," said the porter, "one more step.

That's right, it's there. "

"Why, isn't this a poultry garden?"

You can imagine how angry he was!

"Oh, that's it! Wait, I want you to see me. Liar, liar, liar. When will I get my money back?" But turkeys don't like things that are different from themselves. A stranger came, still singing, and glared at him: "What's the matter? What does he want?" The turkeys rushed at him together, pecking at him desperately.

"I'm doomed now!" After he finished speaking, he suddenly remembered his friend the fox, and called out, "Fox, fox, come out, or I'll die."

The fox was waiting, and when he heard it, he ran out quickly, fell into the turkey flock, and tore the turkey into pieces in a few strokes. In less than 5 minutes, there was not a single one left.Satisfied now, Ducktail began to sing again: "Liar, liar, liar! When will I get my money back?"

The king heard him singing at the table, and the turkey woman went to tell him that the chickens were all dead.Now he was annoyed, and ordered the duck tail to be thrown into the well and drowned.

His men complied.Desperately wondering how to climb out, Ducktail suddenly remembered his friend the ladder.

"Ladder, ladder, come out, Ducktail needs you."

The ladder was waiting for him to speak, so she hurried out and leaned against the well, and the duck's tail nimbly climbed up her back.Jump!He was in the yard again, and this time he sang louder than before.

The king, who was still laughing at his creditor at the table, heard that he was asking for money again, and was in a rage, suspecting that the fellow was a magician, and ordered the furnace to be fired at once, and throw him into it.

The stove was hot, and Ducktail was not afraid at all. He called his lover River: "Come out, or Ducktail will die."

The river came out immediately.Wow, bang... She ran into the stove, dragging the person who lit the stove into it; then she ran into the auditorium again, collecting water four feet high.

Satisfied, Ducktail sang deafeningly as he swam: "Liar, liar, liar! When will I get my money back?"

The king hadn't finished his meal yet, thinking that he was sure of winning the game.Hearing the singing, and hearing people say that the palace was flooded, he stood up angrily and shook his fists: "Bring him here! I'll cut his throat myself! Hurry up!"

The two immediately ran to catch the duck's tail.

The poor little fellow went upstairs and said, "Would you like to see me at last?"

Just think, as soon as he entered, he saw the king's face was as red as a turkey, and he still had a short sword in his hand.The ministers supported the king.He was afraid, and felt that it was over.However, he remembered that he still had a friend, and he said in a miserable voice: "Wasp, wasp, come out quickly, or the duck's tail will be ruined."

Immediately, the situation changed.

"Stab them to death!" The brave Hornets rushed out, stinging the king and his ministers hard in the face.Dazed and not knowing where to hide, they jumped out of windows and broke their necks.

Ducktail was startled, and stood alone in this large living room, becoming the host.He couldn't even walk.

He immediately remembered what he was doing here, and he started looking for money everywhere, but he couldn't find any money after digging through the boxes—the money was all spent.

He searched room by room, and finally, he came to a room.There was a throne in the room, and he sat on it when he was tired, thinking about his adventure.At this moment the king and his ministers were found on the pavement, and they went to the palace to see what was the matter.

As soon as he entered the door, he saw someone sitting on the throne, and immediately shouted in surprise: "The king is dead! Long live the new king! This is arranged by heaven!"

Ducktail was not surprised at all at the moment, he calmly accepted the support and cheers of the people, as if he was the king in the first place.

Some were pretty sure that Ducktail would make a good king.People who knew him said he was definitely better than the big spender lying on the sidewalk.In a little while they took the crown from the dead man's head, and put it on the Duck's Tail, where it fit well.

In this way, duck tail became the king.

"Now, ladies and gentlemen, let's have dinner. I'm hungry!" he said after the ceremony.

(End of this chapter)