green fairy tale book

Chapter 21 The Cold Heart (4)
Falda?King Kimplus, Queen and Princess Sabella had no idea what happened to King Branda Timo's envoy.But they had to cheer up and prepare for the battle. All the princes who had not yet set off for the iceberg were gearing up for the battle, and they all asked for important positions in the king's army.The dwarf prince was the first prince who voluntarily joined the war, but he only asked to be the aide-de-camp to the commander-in-chief, because the commander-in-chief was a victorious general with rich experience and outstanding achievements.Soon the army was stationed at the border, and at the same time, a large army led by King Branda Timo was coming here.King Branda Timo is in a rage. He is determined to avenge the envoy's insult and destroy Falda?The country of King Kimplus and possesses Princess Sabella.

Thanks Farda?King Kimpras' army was far outnumbered by the enemy, and they had to resort to defensive tactics.It didn't take long for the dwarf prince to impress other generals in the army with his military talent.The soldiers admired his courage and his character of loving soldiers like a son.And in several battles commanded by the dwarf prince, he defeated the enemy.

In the end, King Branda Timo commanded the army to launch a general offensive. Although King Falda Kimpras' army fought desperately, they still lost a battle and suffered numerous casualties. The commander-in-chief also died in the melee. They had to retreat.But the dwarf prince miraculously commanded the troops several times to repel the enemy's pursuit.Then he gathered the remnants of the defeated generals and continued to organize resistance.Fortunately, the cold winter came at this time, and the enemy had to temporarily stop attacking.

The dwarf prince returned to the capital, Trellington. At this time, the atmosphere of panic was permeating the court.With the death of the commander-in-chief, the king almost despaired of the war.At last he asked the dwarf prince to command his army, and all the officials of the court agreed.Taking advantage of the short period of temporary truce, the dwarf prince went to chat with Princess Sabella every day as before, making her happy, and never mentioned anything about "love".So Sabella was always happy to see him too.They spent a happy winter together.

At the same time, the dwarf prince has been secretly preparing for a new campaign.The hound troops sent by King Bayard have arrived, and the dwarf prince ordered them to lie in ambush quietly on the border, and then met with the commander of the hound troops, a battle-tested hound general.According to General Hound's suggestion, the prince decided to fight the enemy army as soon as they arrived.At this time, King Branda Timo once again led the army to approach the border. He was determined to end the war this time and take Falda?The country of King Kimpras was completely destroyed.Just as the two armies faced each other and were about to engage in a decisive battle, the dwarf prince issued an order to the hound troops lurking in the enemy camp, and the hounds jumped on the nearest horses.The cavalry were taken aback by the hounds' surprise attack, but before they could react, the hounds bit their necks and fell off their horses.The hounds rode these war horses and attacked Brenda Timo's main force from behind, quickly disrupting the enemy's position. At this time, the dwarf prince also led his troops to attack from the front, and quickly defeated Bran completely. King Dharma's army.The dwarf prince met King Brenda Timo in the final battle. After a one-on-one duel, he captured King Brenda Timo alive, then put him in a prison car, and ordered people to take him to Trellington .But King Brenda Timo didn't enter Falda alive?In the palace of King Kimplus, he really had no face to meet Princess Sabella as a prisoner, so he committed suicide.

When the whole kingdom was immersed in the good news of victory, Prince Fardasi and the other princes who stayed in the rear headed towards the iceberg at full speed. They were afraid that the dwarf prince would take the lead this time, because he was on the other side. The performance is really excellent.

When the dwarf prince heard that they had set off, he was very troubled.Because although he has done so many things for the princess, the princess only admired and praised his bravery, but did not show any love to him.He has always loved Princess Sabella deeply and desperately!Mosta had no choice but to comfort him and said: Although the princess does not love you, it seems that she does not love anyone else either.The dwarf prince could only comfort himself in this way.He decided to set off immediately to the iceberg to complete his most important mission, to retrieve the princess' heart.

The dwarf prince went to say goodbye to the king and queen, but they had just heard that Prince Fardasi and his party had all frozen to death on the iceberg, so they advised the dwarf prince not to take risks.But the prince stood by his decision.Before leaving, Princess Sabella asked the prince to kiss the back of her hand. Her expression was still lukewarm, just like when she first met the dwarf prince.Since the civil and military officials had fallen in love with the dwarf prince at this time, they couldn't help being a little bit aggrieved at the princess's indifference.

Finally, the king said to the dwarf prince:

"Prince, you have made immeasurable contributions to us. My gratitude and blessings will always be with you. At the same time, I hope that the princess will give you her ermine cloak, and I hope you will not refuse."

This is a very beautiful and luxurious cloak.Princess Sabella likes to wear it very much, not because she feels cold, but because of its fineness and tone, which perfectly complements the princess's snow-white complexion and long golden hair.Nevertheless, the princess took it off, and gracefully begged the dwarf prince to accept the gift.Of course the dwarf prince accepted happily.Then, with a small bundle of sticks from various trees, he set out on his way to the iceberg, accompanied by two hounds.After the war with King Brandatimo ended, King Bayard's hound army set off to return home, but fifty hounds remained with him, including these two.On the way from Trellington to the iceberg, wherever the dwarf prince went, he would receive many souvenirs from those who loved him.He left his horse in the last village, and began to trek through the snow.The snow field stretches infinitely in all directions, and there is only a vast whiteness between the sky and the earth, and you can't see the edge at a glance, which makes you feel hopeless and panic from the bottom of your heart.Before he had gone far, he met another forty-eight hounds who had been arranged here, and they greeted him with joy and assured him that no matter what happened, they would follow him faithfully.Then they set off with confidence and hope.At the beginning, there was a small road in the snow. Although the road was very shallow, it was barely recognizable.

But soon the path disappeared in the snow, and they could only walk in the direction of the North Star.Then they decided to take a break.The dwarf prince had already figured out how to camp in the snow.He stuck a few twigs into the snow, and sprinkled a pinch of the powder he had collected on the enchanted ship.Soon he was pleasantly surprised to find that these branches sprouted and blossomed quickly, and in a blink of an eye, their tent was surrounded by a small forest, and these trees were full of flowers and heavy with ripe fruits.Now they not only have food to eat, they can also light a fire to keep warm.Then the dwarf prince sent some hounds out to scout, and they happened to find a horse laden with provisions stuck in the snow.They immediately called all their companions, and happily dragged the prize back to the camp.Since these trophies are all biscuits, the hounds don't have to go to bed hungry.In this way, the dwarf princes traveled during the day and camped at night, and brought a few branches every day to provide them with food and camp.Gradually, they overtook and overtook the many adventurers who had set out before them.The bodies of these adventurers have been frozen stiff and stiff, motionless and unconscious.However, if the hounds try to melt the ice armor on them, the dwarf prince will strictly forbid them to do so.They advanced day after day for more than three months, and the distant iceberg became clearer to them day by day. Finally, they stood at the foot of the iceberg. The height and steepness of the iceberg made them tremble involuntarily.

With amazing patience and perseverance, they climbed up step by step, and used magic powder to light a fire to keep warm when they were cold.If it weren't for these powders, they would have died in the severe cold long ago.At last they climbed to the top and stood at the gate of a magnificent ice and snow palace.Princess Sabella's heart is hidden in this deathly silent and cold palace.Now they are facing a huge problem, the palace is all made of ice, if they don't want to be frozen to death, they have to light a fire to keep warm; but in this case, the ice walls in all directions will melt at any time, the whole ice palace may be Collapsed, burying them forever under a giant block of ice.So they hurried and cautiously through the courtyards and halls, and at last came to the foot of a great throne.The throne is covered with a layer of white snow, and a huge, crystal clear diamond stands on it. The heart of the lovely Princess Sabella lies quietly in the diamond.Below the throne is inlaid a row of words written in ice:

Whoever wins the heart of Princess Sabella by courage and virtue will safely enjoy the good fortune that is due.

The dwarf prince stepped up to the throne.The sparkling diamond in front of him contained all his pursuits in this world.He had just moved the diamond off the throne with all his strength when he suddenly lost consciousness.But his hounds rushed up without hesitation, and at the very moment, they carried the prince on their backs and ran out of the hall—it turned out that they appeared out of nowhere at the moment the prince took the diamond from the throne There was a stream of heat, and it began to rattle in all directions, and large pieces of ice bricks continued to fall from the top of the head. After a while, the entire ice palace collapsed.

The hounds stopped before they reached the foot of the hill, and managed to bring the prince back to consciousness.When the prince woke up and found that he had finally won the princess' heart, he couldn't help being ecstatic.So they hurried to Trellington as fast as they could.But this time, he couldn't bear to see the other princes frozen.So he ordered the hounds to spare no effort to save their lives.They are so successful that every day there are awakened adventurers joining the dwarf prince's team.When the dwarf prince returned to the village where the horses were left, more than 500 princes followed behind him, and their guards and followers were even more numerous.As the dwarf prince was courteous to everyone, all followed him voluntarily and obeyed his orders.But what excited the dwarf prince the most was that he found that it is actually very simple to live in peace with people all over the world.Not long after, he meets his loyal friend the hound Mosta.

Mosta came from Princess Sabella with the fastest speed, in order to tell the prince about the strange thing that suddenly happened to the princess.It turned out that not long ago, for some reason, the princess suddenly seemed to be a different person, her expression became shy, delicate, and preoccupied, and she talked about the dwarf prince tirelessly all day long, worrying that he might meet of all kinds of hardships.Whenever this happened, she was not only extremely anxious, but also showed many expressions of attachment and longing.After hearing Mosta's words, the dwarf prince was so happy that he could fly back to the princess with his wings.It was not long before a minister came to meet the prince with gifts from the king and queen, saying that the king and queen had heard of his success.The minister even conveyed congratulations from Princess Sabella.So the prince asked Mosta to go back to the princess first.The princess welcomed Mosta with joy—isn't it just a gift from a lover!
Finally, the prince and his party finally returned to the capital, and they were grandly welcomed by the king.King Falda Kimpras and Queen Perbantina warmly embraced the dwarf prince and announced that the dwarf prince will be their heir and husband of Princess Sabella.The dwarf prince replied that he was honored and flattered.Then he was brought to the princess.When the prince kissed her hand, the princess blushed for the first time in her life, and could not speak a word.The prince knelt beside her, and holding out the beautiful and sparkling diamond, he said to her:

"Princess, this treasure is yours. Because any danger and difficulty I have experienced is not enough for me to have it."

"Ah! Prince," said Sabella, "even if I have it, it is only so that I can give it to you again, because in fact, it has long belonged to you."

Then the king and queen came in.They wanted to know the Prince's journey and kept asking him various questions, some of which were asked several times - one of which had already been asked by more than 1000 people:
"Don't you think it's cold?"

The king asked the dwarf prince and princess Sabella to go with him to the council hall, so that he could introduce the dwarf prince to all the nobles present - as his son-in-law and winner.When the dwarf prince found out what the king was up to, he asked permission to speak first, and then he told them about himself, and even confessed that he was really a peasant's son.As soon as the words fell, the originally clear sky was suddenly covered with dark clouds, and thunder and lightning flashed. In the light of the lightning, the kind fairy Gnisda suddenly appeared.She said to the dwarf prince:

"I am very satisfied with you. You not only proved your courage, but more importantly, you have a kind heart." Then she told King Falda Kimpras about the true identity of the dwarf prince and her How it was decided that the dwarf prince should be educated as a man, as a leader.

"You have learned the virtues of having a faithful friend," she said to the prince, "and now, in return for your kindness, your friend King Bayard and his subjects will be restored to human form."

At this moment, a chariot pulled by an eagle flew in the sky, and the people in the chariot were the biological parents of the dwarf prince—the stupid king and the stupid queen.They were overjoyed and hugged their long-lost son.Because the dwarf prince was wearing the ermine cloak given to him by Princess Sabella, the stupid king and stupid queen were surprised to find that he was "covered with hair" now!
They fondled Princess Sabella lovingly and rubbed her hands (this is how stupid people usually express their affection for someone).Many carriages flew from all directions in the sky one after another, and a fairy was sitting in each carriage.

"Your Majesty," Fairy Gnista to Falda?King Kimpras said, "Forgive me for being reckless, but I have decided on my own initiative to make your country the place where fairies gather. I have invited all fairies who can spare the time to participate in this once-in-a-hundred-year fairy event. I hope you will help We arrange this event."

The king knew what an honor it was for him, so he did it gladly.At the feast, he made peace with the nymph Gorgonzola, and they performed the first dance of the ball together.A fairy named Macentina also cast spells to restore King Bayard and his subjects to their true colors, and King Bayard returned to his handsome appearance.A fairy welcomes the Queen of the Spice Islands in her chariot.The wedding of King Bayard and the Queen of the Spice Islands took place on the same day as the wedding of Prince Dwarf and Princess Sabella.After the wedding, King Bayard and his wife lived happily together, and later they distributed the vast land to their children.

And what about the dwarf prince?To commemorate the first gift Princess Sabella gave him, he bestowed the most beautiful mink cloak in the world on the name of his beloved wife.That's why until now, the English name of the best mink fur in the world is "Sabella".

(End of this chapter)