orange fairy book

Chapter 41 Andras Bev
Once upon a time, in Lapland, there was a small town called Vadso. The mayor of this small town was very strong and ran very fast. If he participated in a race, no one in the town could outrun him. he.Everyone in Vadsaw was so proud of such a runner, and they thought he was the only one in the world!Not long afterward it was heard that there lived in the mountains a Laplander named Andras Bev, who was stronger and faster than their mayor.No one in Vadsaw believed it, they thought the hill folks were the best at talking nonsense and boasting, and if it gratified their vanity, hey, let them talk!

This year's winter is very long and the weather is very cold. People's attention gradually shifts from Andras?Bev moved on to the weather.Just when people were about to forget about it, on a snowy day, Andras?Bev suddenly appears in the small town of Wadsoe.The mayor is very excited, this time he has a chance to compete with him!He immediately went out to Andras, intending to persuade him to agree to fight with him, so as to prove that he was stronger than Andras.The mayor went out and walked, when he suddenly saw a big boat with eight oars parked on the bank, he thought about it, and came up with a good idea, so he was in high spirits, talking to himself with a smile : "That's it, I'm going to compete with him on who can jump over this boat."

He found Andras and offered to race him.Andras was also ready to challenge the mayor, so they quickly negotiated a bet. Whoever can jump over the boat without touching the side of the boat when he lands will win. Whoever wins gets a large sum of money as a reward.

They walked to the beach together and came to the place where the boat was docked. When they heard that they were going to compete, many people were so excited that they all followed.They invited an old fisherman to stand beside the boat to supervise, to ensure the fairness of the game and keep the prize money.Since Andras is a foreigner, he jumped first.A flag was planted in the sand near the boat and used as a starting point for the run.

Andras walked to the starting place and started running from there. When he was about to reach the side of the boat, he jumped with his chest up and his head up. He jumped over the boat and landed steadily. Landed on the other side of the boat.The onlookers all cheered, it was so wonderful, really, they should applaud!Then, with equal anxiety, the people waited to see how the mayor danced.Look, the mayor is here!He was a few inches taller and heavier than Andras, and he jumped high and well, but when he came down, his heels just brushed against the side of the boat.The crowd was silent, and Andras just smiled, and said casually: "Mayor, it's just a little closer, next time you will definitely dance better than this time."

Seeing the contemptuous tone of the opponent, the mayor blushed with anger, and replied, "Next time you will not pass the level so easily!" After speaking, he turned and went home angrily.Andras didn't take his words to heart, happily counted his winnings, pocketed them, and went home too.

Before I knew it, the days passed quickly.In the spring of the second year, one day, Andras drove the reindeer along the seaside fjord to the west of Vadsoe.On the way, he happened to be seen by a boy in the small town of Vadso, who immediately rushed back and told the mayor that his enemy Andras was not far away.When the mayor heard the news, he knew that the opportunity for revenge had come.He himself is half a Staro, who can take human form or that of a Staro monster.Now he immediately transformed himself into Staro, called his son and his dog, and together they rowed across the fjord to the place the boy had spoken of.

In some mountains in northern Europe, the sun never sets, and it is daytime all the time, so it is difficult for people to fall asleep.So was Andras, who didn't want to go to sleep, and was lounging along the sunny sandy beach, thinking only of his new house, which he had won from the mayor. money cover.At this time, he didn't notice that the mayor had quietly rowed the boat behind a rock by the sea and hid himself, turning himself into a pile of shipwrecks floating on the waves.

While walking, Andras suddenly tripped over a stone, and when he looked up, he saw the pile of wreckage. "Ah! This pile of things may be useful, I can use them to make something." He walked to the seaside quickly, reaching out to pick up the pile of wreckage.The wreckage slowly drifted over with the waves, and his hand was almost within reach!Suddenly, he didn't know why, an inexplicable fear welled up in his heart, he suddenly withdrew his hand, shivered, and left the shore as if fleeing for his life.Halfway through the run, he heard the sound of a pipe being blown, and he knew that only the Staro monster could play this kind of pipe.At this moment, what the mayor said during the boat jumping competition with him suddenly flashed in his mind: "Next time you will not pass the level so easily!" He immediately remembered that the mayor is half a Staro , Therefore, the wreck on the sea is not a real wreck at all, but the mayor has changed, he must be coming to deal with him!
run away!Fortunately, Andras had spent a long time studying magic, and now he could use it.As soon as he heard the music played by Staro, he turned himself into a reindeer and ran like the wind for several miles before stopping to catch his breath to see if the mayor was after him, but he could see nothing but hear The notes played in the pipes floated on the plain, and they were getting closer and closer.

Andras shivered, but he was still in danger!In order to run faster, he became a reindeer cub again, and this was done because a reindeer cub was faster than all other animals when they were nearing adulthood, and no beast nor bird could chase them. get on it.Indeed, it is true.However, what Andras didn't expect was that Mayor Staro could run faster than him!After running for a while, Andras thought it was safe this time, and wanted to stop and rest for a while, but he heard the music from the pipe again!He still hasn't gotten rid of the mayor!

His heart sank, and he desperately wanted to give up.When he was waiting to die, he suddenly remembered that there were two lakes not far away, and there was a short and wide river connecting them.In the middle of the river, there is a big rock, which is usually submerged under the water surface, and only emerges from the water during the dry season.With plenty of rain in this season, the rock must not be above the water.People who are not familiar with this place must not know that there is such a stone under the water.

Andras thought of a good idea to escape.The river was very wide, and no one could jump to the other bank at once, but Andras knew that there was a rock in the middle of the river, so he could jump on the rock first, and then jump to the other bank.For those who don't know the secret, seeing this scene will definitely feel amazing. They don't know that there are rocks below, and what they see is just a small reindeer jumping to the opposite bank like a dragonfly on the water.

Andras decided to use this against the mayor.After he jumped to the opposite bank, he changed back to his original shape, ran to the top of a hill, and shouted loudly, deliberately attracting Mayor Staro over.

"Ah, there you are. I thought I lost it just now!" The mayor of Staro heard the cry and soon found Andras. He came to the river and looked at Andras. with.

"I'm not that lucky!" Andras replied, shaking his head deliberately.

"But I don't know how to get to you," said Mayor Staro.He looked around for a way across the river.

"Just jump over like I did," said Andras. "It's easy!"

"This river is so wide, I can't jump across it. I don't know how you jumped over it?" the mayor asked.

"It's not worth mentioning that it's difficult to jump over. The most useless people in Lapland can jump over easily. You won't tell me that you can't even do such a simple thing?" Andra Si deliberately used aggressive methods to provoke him.

Mayor Staro blushed when he heard this, which was exactly what Andras wanted.The mayor of Staro decided to give it a try, he jumped high, of course, he failed to jump to the opposite bank, but fell into the river.

It didn't matter, Mayor Staro's swimming skills were good, he could swim over, but Andras took out the bow and arrow that he carried with him while he was jumping up, aimed at him and shot over.He aimed well, but the mayor jumped so high that the arrow passed between his feet.Andras shot a second arrow, aimed directly at his forehead, but this time it missed, and the arrow passed between his index finger and thumb.So Andras shot a third arrow at his head, just above his head, and this time the mayor was not spared, and the arrow went into his ribs.

Although the arrow was fatal, the mayor did not die immediately, but insisted on swimming to the shore.He climbed ashore, collapsed on the beach, and slowly said to Andras: "Andras, before I die, promise me one thing, okay? I want you to give me a grand burial, When I am in the grave, you can go to my boat, which is just over the fjord, and take what you want from me. As for my dog, you can kill him, but I beg you My son is dead."

After speaking, he died.

Andras crossed the fjord in his boat and found the mayor's dog and son.He killed the vicious and obnoxious dog with one blow.Why kill the dog?This is because it is widely rumored that if a Staro's dog licks the blood from his dead master's wound, his dead master will come back to life, which is why every real Staro has his dog with him at all times .However, the mayor is only half Starro. When he chased Andras to the river, he forgot to bring his dog, so the dog couldn't lick the blood in time to revive him.In order to prevent the mayor from having a chance to be resurrected, Andras had to kill the dog.

As for the boat, Andras let it float on the water, wherever he wanted, and ran home by himself.

(End of this chapter)