orange fairy book

Chapter 32 The Adventures of the Brown-haired Guy Ke Wan (2)

At dawn the next day, he set off with three brown-gray cows.Along the way, no matter which direction the cows went, he patiently followed them.On the way, he also saw the golden rooster and the silver hen. The two roosters were right next to him, very close to Kirwan. He wanted to catch them very much, but when he remembered the old man's instructions, don't look left and right. Try to look away and restrain yourself.After a while, gold bars and silver bars also appeared in front of him, but he still restrained himself and resisted the temptation.Soon, he saw the magical tree again, and the fruit was almost hanging to his mouth, but he put the fruit aside and walked forward firmly.

The cow walked farther than usual that day, and didn't stop until he came to a swamp.The heather in the swamp was on fire, very hot, but the cows didn't care, and walked through the fire calmly, and Kirwan Brown followed behind.Then the cows jumped into a bubbling river, and even though the water was deep, up to his waist, Kirwan followed suit.On the other side of the river was a wide plain where the cows lay down.There was a temple built of yellow stones nearby, and beautiful singing came from it, and Ke Wan felt relaxed and happy when he listened to it.

At this time, suddenly a young man ran over and shouted to Kirwan: "Quick, quick, brown-haired Kewan, your cows have gone into the cornfield, drive them out!"

"I'm not going," Ke Wan said with a smile, "If you saw the cows, you wouldn't drive them away immediately, but now you come to me instead. Isn't it more troublesome!"

He continued to listen to the music, and soon the young man ran back again, panting and shouting: "Kirwan, you are still standing there! My dogs are chasing your cows, go and drive them away!"

"I'm not going," Ke Wan said in the same way as before, "If you see the dog, don't you drive the dog away immediately, and now you come to me instead. Isn't it more troublesome!"

He continued to stay there, listening to the music, until the music stopped, and he went back to find the cow.The cows were lying where they were grazing. When they saw Kirwan coming, they got up together and walked home.This time, they did not go the way they had come in the morning.They passed a plain where there was nothing, there was a foal and its mother grazing, but surprisingly, they were all fat and fat, as if they lived in the most fertile land. Same on grass.Going on, they crossed a plain where the grass was green and thick, and there was also a foal and its mother grazing on it, but they were only skin and bones, and every rib on their bodies was gone. Can count.Going forward, I came to the lake, and there were two boats floating on the lake.One boat was full of jubilant young men going to the land of the sun, and the other was full of serious-looking men in black going to the land of night.

"What do these strange things mean?" Kirwan thought to himself, following the cows.

As night fell, there was a strong wind and a torrential rain. Kirwan didn't know how far they had to go, and didn't know if they had gone the wrong way.He stopped, not knowing where the road ahead was, and he couldn't go back. He worried whether he would be able to complete what the old man had told him to do and bring the cows back safely.Now, what should he do?

He was hesitating when, suddenly, he felt a paw lightly resting on his shoulder.

It was a little dog named Malmo, who said, "Here is my hole, stay here tonight, and I will have mutton to eat, and it will give me strength."

Kirwan had heard of Malmo the dog before, and he followed him safely into the cave, ate his supper, and went to bed.By the time he woke up the next morning, he felt refreshed again.

"Goodbye, Kirwan," said the puppy Malmo, "thank you for accepting what I prepared for you, and you didn't look down on me. I wish you a smooth journey. If you encounter any danger on the road, you only need to think of me. I'll come and help you."

After saying these words, the puppy Malmo disappeared into the forest.Kirwan was going to find the cows, but found that they were waiting for him standing in the dark hole!

Kirwan followed the cows and continued on their way home without looking around.They walked all day, and at night they came to a deserted plain, where there were only rocks and no shelter.

"Looks like we'll have to spend the night here tonight," Kirwan said to the cows, who lay down on the spot.At this time, a crow flew over. It was the aforementioned cake-begging crow, named Clinanklick. Its eyes were never closed, and its wings were never tired from flying.It flapped its wings before Kirwan and told him that it knew a crack in a rock where there was plenty of food and soft moss to rest in.

"Come with me over there," it said to Kirwan, "rest there for a night and recover your strength, and when you leave tomorrow morning, you will be refreshed again." Kirwan was very grateful and accepted it's arranged.At dawn the next day, he said goodbye to the crow.

"Goodbye!" cried the crow, "Thank you for trusting me and giving me something to eat, and now you have accepted my reward for you. If you need help in the future, just think of me, and I will come to help you. "

Kirwan thanked the crow and set off to find the cows, who were waiting for him as before.Kirwan followed them, and went on and on, for another day, and at night they came to the bank of a river.

"We can't make it through!" Ke Wan sighed.

The cows stopped and began to graze by the river. Kirwan himself wanted to eat something, after all, he had walked a long way and his legs were exhausted.Suddenly there was a sound of "crashing" in the water, and the otter Duo Landong poked his head out of the river.

"I will find you a warm place to rest, please believe me," Duo Landong said, "I will also find you something to eat, I have a lot of fish."

Kirwan was very grateful for it.He walked with Dolandon, ate the fish it had prepared, and then rested on the bed of seaweed floating on the water, and all the fatigue of the day was eliminated.He got up at dawn the next day, and said goodbye to Dorandon with gratitude.

"Thank you for trusting me and accepting what I gave you, so we are friends, Ke Wan," Duo Landong said, "If you are in danger and need someone who can swim or dive to help you, you can Call me, I'll help you." After saying that, it jumped into the river and was never seen again.

Like the previous two times, the cows still stood where they were, ready to go.They walked all day, until evening, when at last they reached the cottage.The cows went into the barn, and Goldilocks went to milk them. This time, the old man was very happy to see the milk flowing into the bucket continuously.

"You've done a good job," he said to Kirwan, "now, what do you want in return?"

"I don't need anything myself," replied the brown-haired Kirwan, "I just want my two brothers and a sister back to me. They have been missing for three years. You have seen a lot, and you know fairy arts and magic , please tell me, where can I find them, and if they die, what can I do to bring them back to life?"

After the old man heard his words, his face suddenly became serious.

"I do know where they are," he replied, "It's not impossible for them to be resurrected, but they are too dangerous for you to deal with."

"Then tell me what the danger is," Kirwan continued, "so I can see if I can handle it."

"Well then, weigh yourself. Bring me three things, and I'll tell you where your brothers and sisters are. The first is a roe deer, which lives on that mountain. Its paws are The white one, with horns on its head shaped like antlers; the second was a duck with a green body and a golden neck in a lake on the way to the country of the sun; the third was a duck The salmon, in Kerrib Ponds, with its scales shining like silver and its gills red."

"I'll be leaving tomorrow when the rooster crows!" Kirwan replied.

At dawn the next day, he set off.He went up the mountain along the straight road in front of the door, climbed to a high place, and saw the roe deer mentioned by the old man. Its feet were white and there were spots on both sides of its body. It was on the top of the mountain in front of it.

Full of joy, he turned over the hill and wanted to hunt it down, but when he got to that hill, the roe deer had already left, and when he reached another hill, Ke Wan climbed to that hill again, but the roe deer left again .After repeating this several times, Ke Wan was almost desperate. At this moment, the puppy Malmo suddenly appeared in his mind.

"Hey, if only it was here!" he exclaimed.Unexpectedly, as soon as he raised his head, the puppy Malmo appeared.

"Is there anything I can do for you?" asked Malmo the Dog.Kirwan told it this troublesome task, and told it to run from one hill to another, but there was no way to catch it.

The puppy replied: "Don't worry, I will catch it for you soon." Sure enough, after a while, it caught the roe deer and brought it to Ke Wan.

"What do you want me to do with it?" asked Malmo the Dog.

Kirwan replied: "The old man asked me to take him and the golden-necked duck and the silver-scaled salmon to his cottage. I don't know if I can catch them. You take the roe deer to the village first." Go back and tie him up so he can't get away."

"Yes," said Malmo the Dog.

Then, Ke Wan quickened his pace and rushed to the lake on the road leading to the Kingdom of the Sun.By the lake, he saw the green golden-necked duck swimming among the lily pads.

"I'm a good swimmer, I'm sure I can catch him," Kirwan thought.But in fact, although he is a good swimmer, the duck swims better than him.He was exhausted, but he still couldn't catch the duck. Finally, he had to go ashore first.

"Oh, if only the crow were here now!" he thought to himself.Immediately, a crow appeared on his shoulder.

"Is there anything I can do for you?" asked the crow.

Kirwan replied, "Help me catch that green duck swimming in the water."

The crow flapped its powerful wings and picked up the duck with its powerful beak. After a while, the duck was picked up by the crow and placed at Ke Wan's feet.

Kirwan picked up the duck, thanked the crow, and continued on his way to the deep black pond that the old man had mentioned.

The silver salmon was hiding under a rock.

"My fishing skills are very good, I will definitely catch it." Ke Wan thought to himself.He cut a thin bamboo pole from a bush and tied a string at one end.However, no matter how good his fishing skills were, he couldn't catch anything. The salmon didn't even look at the bait he put.

"I don't think I can do anything, unless Dolan Dong can come to help me." He shouted.

As he spoke, there was a "crash" sound in the water, and Duo Landong poked his head out to look at him.

"I want you to do me a favor and catch that salmon under the rock!" said Kirwan.

Duo Landong dived into the water, grabbed the salmon by the tail, and carried it to Ke Wan.

So Kirwan returned to the cottage with three prey. "The roe deer, duck, and salmon are here." Kirwan said to the old man.The old man looked at him with a smile and told him to eat something and drink some water.

After he was full, the old man said to him: "Son, you did the right thing at the beginning, so everything went well afterwards. You value your mother's prayers for you, so someone always blesses you. You are in the crow Give it something to eat when it is hungry, and you did what you promised me, and you were not attracted by the illusory sight. You were clever enough to find out that the boy who came to lure you away from the temple was telling lies, and offered to others I am grateful for what I have given you. Finally, in the face of difficulties, you did not despair, but instead gathered courage. Now, you can take your sister home. This is what I promised you before. As for you Brother, I will revive them too, but they can't do anything well and don't keep their promises, so they are destined to wander for life. Goodbye, may wisdom be with you."

"Can you tell me who you are?" Kirwan finally asked softly.

"I am the god of age." said the old man.

(End of this chapter)