orange fairy book

Chapter 23 White Deer

Chapter 23 White Deer (1)

A long time ago, there was a king. He and his queen loved each other very much. Unfortunately, they never had children.

There is a large park next to the palace, and there is a waterfall pouring down from the rocks.One day the Queen sat alone by the waterfall, feeling very sad, and she sent all the maids away, that no one should see her grieve.Suddenly, she heard a "swish" movement in the pool under the waterfall. It turned out that a big crab was crawling from the water to a stone next to her.

"My dear queen," said the crab, "I have come to tell you that the wish of your heart will soon be granted. But first, allow me to take you to the Fairy Palace, which is very near, but there are thick clouds covering it. That’s why it’s invisible to mortal eyes, and your eyes will be wide open when you get there. Do you believe me?”

The queen had never heard animals speak before, and she was so surprised that she couldn't speak for a while, but she was deeply attracted by the crab's words, smiled sweetly, and stretched out her hand.At this time, it was not the crab just now that grabbed her hand, but an old lady, wearing a beautiful red and white dress, with a green ribbon tied on her gray hair, and it was unbelievable that there was a scar on her dress. Not a drop of water.

The old lady led the queen, her steps were light and graceful, roses and jasmine hung above her head, the violets at her feet exuded a burst of fragrance, and tall and lush orange trees shaded the sun.When they came to the end of the road, something flickered so brightly that the queen had to cover her eyes and peep through her fingers.

She turned to the old woman who led the way and asked, "What is that?" The mother-in-law replied, "Oh, that is the Fairy Palace. Some fairies have come to welcome us."

As she was speaking, the gate opened, and six fairies came, each with a flower of precious stones in his hand.

"Lady," said the fairies, "we cannot thank you enough for your trust, but we are glad to tell you that you will soon have a lovely daughter."

The queen was surprised and delighted at the news, and she poured out her gratitude to the fairies.

The fairies gave the queen the jeweled flowers in their hands, and told her that as long as she called the fairy's name with the jeweled flower, they would appear.After saying goodbye to the fairies, the old woman sent the queen back to her original place. The queen expressed her deep gratitude to the old woman, and then the old woman disappeared.

Before long, the fairies' prophecy finally came true, and the queen gave birth to a baby girl.The king and queen were so happy that they named their daughter "Dream".

At first the queen thought only of her sweet little daughter, and then she thought of the fairies who had given her daughter.She told the maid to bring the bouquet of jeweled flowers, and she called a fairy's name every time she picked up a flower, so each fairy appeared in turn in a different carriage.However, unfortunately, she forgot the person she should be most grateful for - Crab Fairy, so some unfortunate things happened later.

But at this time, there was still a happy and peaceful atmosphere in the palace for the time being, and everyone ran to the window to see the fairies' carriage.Each carriage is different, one carriage is made of ebony, and the driver is a dove, another is made of ivory, and there are ten crows on the carriage, and other carriages are made of various precious woods or colorful shells. Made and driven by red and blue parrots, long-tailed peacocks, and green lovebirds.These chariots are used by the fairies in celebrations, and when it comes to battles, the birds driving the chariots will be replaced by dragons, fire snakes, lions and leopards.

When the fairies walked into the queen's bedroom, they were followed by dwarves holding gifts. They put the gifts on the ground one by one. They were all baby clothes, toys and supplies. Ordinary people couldn't imagine how delicate and lovely these gifts were. .

The baby was sleeping soundly on a pink cushion, with everyone gathered around her.Suddenly, a shadow covered the sun and pressed down on them, and a cold wind blew into the room.When everyone looked up, it turned out to be the crab fairy, and she became as high as the ceiling in anger.

"You actually forgot about me! Who will comfort you when you are troubled? Who will lead you to the Fairy Palace? And who will bring you home safely? But I... I... was actually forgotten, by comparison , These people who have done nothing have received your favor and thanks." Her cry made the queen tremble all over.

The queen was so frightened that she couldn't think of an explanation or an apology. She could only admit her mistake and ask for forgiveness. The familiar and amiable appearance.

Finally, she removed the shape of the crab, retracted to the original height, and her expression was not as fierce as before.

"Well," she said, "I won't take the little princess's life, though that's what I intended. But she's going to be punished for her mother's faults. The punishment I'll give her is—she comes on her fifteenth birthday." You must not see a little sunlight before, otherwise misfortune will befall her, and even kill her." After she finished speaking, she disappeared from the window she had entered just now.While comforting the crying queen, the fairies discussed how to let the little princess spend her childhood safely.

After half an hour, they finally made a decision.The fairies built a beautiful marble palace for the little princess next to the king and queen's palace, but this palace is different from other palaces in the world, it has no windows, only a door that opens in the ground, but after entering, it is bright inside It was like daylight, because there were countless candles on the wall, which illuminated the hall very brightly.

The little princess grew up day by day in this special palace. Except that she couldn't see the sun, her growth process was no different from other children.But when her "incarceration" period draws to a close, her fortunes will take another turn.

During these nearly 15 years, she has been taken care of by the fairies. They make her happy, teach her knowledge, cultivate her temperament and talent, so that she will not be inferior to the princesses of other countries when she goes out in the future.The fairies love her very much, especially the tulip fairy.As the princess' 15th birthday approaches, the Tulip Fairy begins to worry that something will happen -- something they couldn't have foreseen.She said to the queen: "Never let Mengmeng out of your sight for a moment. You can have someone draw a portrait of her and take it to the palace of the neighboring country to let those kings know that Mengmeng is far more beautiful than all the princesses in the world. Then they will come and propose marriage for their prince."

So the queen did as she was told.As the Tulip Fairy had foreseen, all the princes fell in love with the little princess after seeing her portrait.The last prince who saw the portrait was deeply attracted by the princess. He refused to let Mengmeng's portrait leave his bedroom, stared at her all day long, and couldn't hold anything else in his heart except Mengmeng.

The prince, who used to be out hunting all day, now stayed in his room all day, and the king was very surprised at the change in him.The two courtiers remarked that the prince had become so abnormal and melancholy that he would surely go mad, and the king, who overheard their conversation, was still more worried, and determined to go and see his son at once.As soon as the king entered the prince's room, the prince rushed and knelt at his father's feet, crying:

"Although you have been engaged for me, I don't love that person at all! If you don't want to break up the engagement and propose marriage to Princess Mengmeng for me, what's the point of my life? If it's so painful, I'd rather die never mind."

The king was very upset when he heard this, and he hoped that the prince would regain his senses in a few days, but the prince's condition was getting worse and worse, so the king had no choice but to send envoys to see Princess Mengmeng's father immediately.

This news immediately cured all the prince's illnesses, and he began to plan all the details of the envoy's trip, including clothing, horses, carriages and other gorgeous things.He even wanted to be a member of the envoy himself, even if he was disguised as a small entourage.But the king did not allow him to do so, so he had to look for rare and beautiful treasures in the kingdom and give them to the princess as a gift. He also quietly asked the painter in the palace to draw a portrait of him, and he was in time for the envoy Bicasig to go out. The former handed over the portrait to him.

For Princess Mengmeng's father and queen mother, their greatest wish was to marry their daughter into a powerful royal family, so Picasig and his party received a warm and grand reception when they arrived.Out of enthusiasm, the king and queen even wanted the envoys to see Princess Mengmeng with their own eyes, but they were immediately stopped by the Tulip Fairy because she was worried that it would cause some accidents.

The tulip fairy also reminded the king and queen: "You must tell the envoys that the wedding must not be held until the princess is 15 years old, otherwise a terrible disaster will befall the princess."

Therefore, when Picasig solemnly asked the king and queen to agree to the marriage surrounded by his entourage, the king replied: "I am honored and happy to accept this request, but the princess cannot see her until her 15th birthday." Anyone, since she was under a spell by a vindictive witch shortly after her birth, which cannot be lifted until after her fifteenth birthday, so the marriage must be fixed three months later." The envoy was surprised and disappointed, but he made no offer objection.

In the end, Picasig gave the prince's portrait to the queen, who immediately took the portrait to the princess.When the princess held the portrait in her hand, the portrait suddenly spoke, and uttered the most sweet words, which made the princess blush with joy.

"Would you like to marry him?" asked the queen, smiling.

Princess Mengmeng replied: "This is my ideal husband!" She had already guessed the purpose of the envoy's visit.

"Well, he will be your husband in three months." After the queen finished speaking, she ordered the prince's gift to be brought in.The princess liked those gifts very much, but the queen found that the princess' eyes were not focused on the smooth silk and bright jewels, but often wandered to the prince's portrait.

Although the prince was overjoyed when he thought that Princess Mengmeng was about to be his bride, he was disappointed that the princess could not come back with Picasig, and he fell ill like last time and didn’t eat anything, yes Not interested in anything, lying in bed all day staring at the portrait of the princess.

The spoiled prince just said all day: "If I have to wait three months to marry the princess, I will die!"

In the end, in desperation, his father decided to send another envoy to see Princess Mengmeng's father, and begged him to promise to hold the wedding immediately.He also wrote a letter with his own hand and asked the envoy to take it to the father of Princess Mengmeng.He wrote in the letter: "I originally wanted to propose marriage in person, but I am too old and weak. As long as you agree to hold the wedding immediately, my envoy will agree to any of your requests on my behalf."

Therefore, Picasig went to the kingdom of Princess Mengmeng again. This time he anxiously told the reason why the prince fell ill, and begged them to let Princess Mengmeng marry the prince immediately.The queen hastened to Princess Mengmeng's marble palace, and told her of the prince's pity. Princess Mengmeng was very anxious when she heard the news, and began to plan how to see the prince without risking it.

Finally she said happily: "I have a solution! Build a light-tight carriage and send it here, and then I will sit in the carriage. We can hurry at night and reach the prince's palace before dawn. Once there, I can stay in a basement with no sunlight."

"Oh, how clever you are!" said the queen, and taking her in her arms, she hastened to inform the king and the envoys of the plan.

After knowing this, Bicasig bowed deeply and said: "Princess Mengmeng is so smart, it's great that our prince can marry her as his wife! However, I want to bring this news back immediately and prepare the basement for the princess. ’ So he took his leave.

(End of this chapter)

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