green fairy tale book

Chapter 39 Blue Bird (1)
Once upon a time there was a very rich king.He has a vast and boundless land, and gold, silver and treasures are piled up like mountains.But he doesn't care about his wealth at all, because his queen, his wife, is dead.He was in so much pain that he locked himself in a small room all day long, hitting his head against the wall in pain.The ministers were afraid that the king would hurt themselves, so they hung several layers of feather mattresses between the tapestry and the wall, so that when the king hit his head against the wall for comfort, his body would not be too damaged.The subjects came to visit the king, and comforted him with all the words they could think of.Some people had solemn expressions and sad faces to persuade the king to mourn; some people smiled all over their faces, and even made funny looks to try to make the king laugh.But no one could hold the king's attention, in fact, the king didn't seem to hear what they were saying at all.Finally came a lady wrapped in a black cloak who looked terribly distressed.

As soon as she entered the palace, she kept crying until the king's attention was drawn to her.She did not persuade the king to mourn, but talked about her own experience.She said that she had just lost a good husband, so she came to cry with the king, because she knew how the king felt.Hearing what she said, the king felt sad that he had met a bosom friend.He told the sad lady many things about the late queen, and how virtuous she was.The lady also told the king about her husband's merits.The two shared happy memories with each other, and the time seemed to be less solemn. The king forgot to bang his head against the wall, and the lady stopped frequently wiping the tears that flowed from her beautiful blue eyes.Gradually, they began to talk about other kings' interests.Before long, the whole kingdom was surprised to learn that the king had married again, and the new queen was the lady who had accompanied him through his bereavement.

It is said that the king has a 15-year-old daughter named Ferodelisa. She is the most beautiful and charming princess you can imagine, always so lively, lovely and happy.The new queen also had a daughter named Tulitra, who was soon taken into the palace by the new queen after the king remarried.Turitla was raised by her godmother, the fairy Mazila.Despite being lovingly cared for by the nymph Mazila, Turitra is neither beautiful nor elegant.In fact, the queen was greatly disappointed when she saw how peevish and ugly Turitra looked beside Fiodelisa.She was jealous and angry, and tried every means to make the king alienate his own daughter, hoping that he would favor Turitla from now on.One day, the king said that Ferodelisa and Turitla were also of age to marry, and he planned to betroth one of them to the first suitable prince who came to visit his palace.The queen heard this and said, "My daughter should be married first! She is older than your daughter, and a thousand times more charming than your daughter!"

The king didn't like quarreling, so he said, "Well, I don't care about this matter, you can figure it out yourself!"

What a coincidence and immature.Flying horses from the frontier reported that the most handsome and magnificent king of all neighboring countries was on his way to visit.As soon as the queen heard the news, she summoned all the jewelers, tailors, weavers, and embroiderers, and sewed for Turitra the most beautiful clothes and the most expensive jewels; Sarah doesn't need any new clothes.On the night before the arrival of the charming king, the queen bribed the maid again and stole all the clothes and jewelry of Fiordelisa.The next day Fiodelisa got up early, trying to adorn herself with dignity and elegance, but could not find even a ribbon.

Ferodelisa immediately understood who was behind her back, but instead of complaining, she sent someone to the merchant to buy some gorgeous clothes and jewelry.But the merchants said that the queen forbade them to sell her anything, and they dared not disobey her orders.Princess Ferodelisa, therefore, had nothing else to wear but a small white robe which she had worn the day before.

Then the Charming King arrived at the palace, and the Princess had to put on the gown and go down, sitting in a corner, hoping not to attract attention.The queen prepared a grand welcome for the heart-wrenching king and introduced Turitra, who was dolled up.But the overdressing made Turitla's ugliness even more obvious.The heartthrob king just glanced at her before looking away.But the queen thought he was just shy, so she kept trying to keep Tulitra out of the king's sight.The king of heartthrobs got a little impatient, so he asked, "Is there another princess in your country named Ferodelisa?"

"Yes." Turit stretched his fingers, "That's her, she is trying to hide from people's eyes, because she is not beautiful at all."

Ferodelisa blushed, looking so shy and cute.The king of heartthrobs was astonished. He stood up, bowed deeply before Ferodelisa, and said:

"Miss, your beauty is unparalleled in the world, and you don't need any modification."

"Your Majesty," replied the Princess, "I assure you that I have never been in the habit of being in such unkempt and wrinkled clothes as I am today, so I should feel better if you did not see me at all."

"That's impossible!" cried the Charmed King. "Wherever I see such a beautiful princess, I will not look anywhere else!"

Then the Queen interrupted him, screaming: "I assure you, Your Majesty, Fiordelisa is a show. Please stop flattering her."

The king of heartthrobs realized that the queen was upset, but he didn't care, and went on to praise Fiordelisa with all his heart, and talked with her for three full hours.Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the king of heartthrobs is deeply in love with Ferodelisa.The queen was extremely disappointed, and Turitra was even more jealous and resentful.They complained bitterly to the king, and resorted to a whole set of tricks of crying, making trouble and hanging themselves.The king was so bewildered by the disturbance that he had to agree to keep the princess Fiordelisa locked up where no one could find her until the end of the charming king's visit.So that night, when Princess Ferodelisa returned to the room, four masked men jumped out, grabbed her, carried her to the highest room on a high tower, and left.The princess was very depressed.She easily guessed that she was locked up because someone was afraid that the King of Hearts would fall in love with her.This is so hopeless.Ferodelisa has fallen in love with the King Charming, and she is eagerly expecting to be chosen as his bride!
The charming king didn't know what had happened to the princess, and he was anxiously looking forward to seeing her again, and tried to talk about her with the ministers who came to visit him.But the queen gave an order in advance that they were never allowed to speak well of the princess in front of the charming king. Instead, they were asked to say that the princess was a vain, capricious, and hot-tempered person; that the princess often abused her maids; She is still so stingy about how much her father gave her, and she dresses like a shepherdess all day long, not willing to spend a penny.

The heartthrob king was so displeased that he was silent. "It's true that she's poorly dressed," he thought, "but she's so shy that she's not used to dressing like that. I can't believe how she, with such a beautiful face, can be as beautiful as they say." Irritable and annoying? No, no, the queen must be jealous of her, because of her ugly daughter, so they let them spread rumors!"

The ministers were all sensitive fellows, and they immediately saw that what they said displeased the charming king.So a minister shrewdly sang the praises of Phodelisa to the heart-wrenching king when there was no one else.The heart-wrenching king was immediately in high spirits, and was fascinated by anything he could say about the princess.The queen sent to ask the ministers what they had found, and their reports confirmed that her worst fears had finally come true.It is obvious how much the heartthrob king adores Princess Ferodelisa.And poor Fiordelisa was locked up in the hut on the tower, and she wept all night.

"It would be miserable enough to shut me up here before I met the King of Charms," ​​she said, "and it would be cruel enough now that he's here and they're all happy with him. Already!"

The next day, the queen sent someone to send a large amount of gold, silver and jewels to the charming king, and one of the treasures was specially prepared for the upcoming grand wedding.It was a heart-shaped jewel carved from a large ruby, surrounded by rows of diamond arrows, and a diamond arrow stuck in the heart.A gold concentric knot engraved with the motto: "Only one can hurt me".The whole piece of jewelry is hung on a chain of huge pearls.Since ancient times, there has never been such a wonderfully crafted treasure.

When this treasure was presented in front of the charming king, he was stunned.The attendant who came to propose with a gift begged him to accept this token of love from the princess, saying that the princess had chosen him as her Prince Charming.

"What?" exclaimed the Charmed King, "Princess Fiordelisa has fallen in love with me in such a passionate and encouraging way?"

"You got your name wrong, Your Majesty," the attendant panicked, "I'm here on behalf of Princess Turitla."

"Oh, it's Princess Tulitra who wants me to be her Prince Charming." The heartthrob king said coldly, "I'm sorry, I can't accept this honor." The heartthrob king returned a lot of gifts to the queen and Turitra.But after receiving such a cold reception, they still exploded with anger.The Charming King went to see the King and Queen every chance he had, and every time he entered the halls of the palace he looked around for the figure of Ferodelisa, and whenever anyone came in he looked back to see who it was.The queen could see that the heartthrob King was clearly unhappy and restless, but she pretended not to know anything and kept talking about the entertainment she was planning.The heartthrob king answered absently without saying a word.Soon he asked if he would have the good fortune to see Princess Ferodelisa again.

"Your Majesty," said the Queen proudly, "her father has ordered that my daughter shall not leave her chamber until she is married."

"What is the reason for you to lock up such a lovely princess as a prisoner?" the heart-throb king shouted angrily.

"Then I don't know," replied the Queen, "and if I did, I don't feel the need to tell you."

The king of heartthrobs was so choked that he couldn't speak, and he couldn't help being furious.He felt that the culprit in this matter must be Turitra.He glared at the queen angrily, then walked away and returned to his residence.He said to one of the young guards he had brought with him: "I am willing to exchange everything I have in this world for the kindness of one of Fiordelisa's maids, as long as she can help me talk to the princess for a while."

"It couldn't be easier," said the young guard.He soon made friends with a maid, who told him that in the evening Pherodelisa would appear at a window facing the garden, and that the Charismatic King could go and speak to her there.But the Charming King must be very careful not to be seen, or bad luck will come to her if she is caught building a bridge in the middle.The guard was very happy, and granted all her requests, and returned at once to report his good news to the Charmed King.As soon as the guards left, the cunning maid ran to inform the queen.The queen immediately resolved to have her own daughter appear at the little window that night.She carefully taught Turitela what to say and how to do it, so that no matter how stupid Turitela was, she would not show her feet.

It was so dark that night that the heartthrob king had no way of discovering that the meeting was a hoax.He approached the window full of joy, and said all that he longed to tell Fiordelisa, hoping that the princess would accept his love.Turitella replied according to what the queen taught her: She is very unhappy now, and the queen cannot treat her well unless her daughter is married.Then the Charmed King begged her to marry him, and took off his ring and put it on Turitla's hand.Turitra racked his brains to deal with it, but the heart-wrenching king couldn't help being a little surprised. He hoped to hear these words from his dear Ferodelisa, but he comforted himself by saying that Ferodelisa was Because he was afraid of being discovered by the queen, he acted so helpless.The heartthrob king said that he would not leave unless the princess promised to see him again tomorrow night.Turitra eagerly agreed.

(End of this chapter)