green fairy tale book

Chapter 8 The Magic Watch
Once upon a time there was a rich man who had three sons.When they grew up, the rich man asked the eldest son to travel and see the world.Three years later, the eldest son returned in fine clothes.The rich man was very happy. He held a grand welcome banquet and invited all his relatives and friends to celebrate the return of his eldest son.

When the banquet was over, the second son begged his father to let him see the world too.His father was persuaded and gave him a lot of money, saying to him: "If you behave as well as your brother, I will also throw a big banquet to celebrate your success."

The second son assured his father that he would do his best.Three years passed in a hurry, and when he returned home, his father was very pleased, and the banquet held for him was even more grand than his brother's.

Among the three sons of the rich man, people always think that the youngest son, Jonny, is the stupidest one.He didn't do anything to please his father when he was at home, except to sit by the fire every day and get himself dirty with ashes.But he also asked his father to let him travel for three years.

"Go if you want, silly boy, but what good will that do you?"

The young man did not heed his father's opinion at all, and only wanted his permission.His father was glad to be rid of him as a burden, so he gave Jonny a decent sum of money, and Jonny set off happily.

Once, Jonny happened to pass a meadow during his journey and met some shepherds who were about to kill a dog.He begged the shepherd to spare the dog's life, and the shepherd gladly gave it to him, and he continued on his journey, the dog wagging its tail.Before he had gone far, he met someone who was about to kill a cat. He begged the man to spare the cat's life, and the cat followed him from then on.Later, in another place, he rescued another snake from someone else, who also gave him that snake.Now there are four members of Johnny's traveling party—the dog follows Johnny, the cat follows the dog, and the snake follows the cat.

One day the snake said to Johnny: "Where you see me go, you go there." It turned out that it is autumn now, and all the snakes hide themselves in their holes for the winter. This snake is looking for its king. He is the king of all serpents.The snake said: "My king will definitely reprimand me and ask me why I have been missing for so long. After all, all the other snakes have hibernated, and I am the only one who is late. I must tell him what dangers I have been through, yes. how I got saved; without your help, I would surely have died. The snake king will ask you what you want in return, and you must ask him to give you the watch that hangs on the wall. The watch But it's an amazing treasure, just rub it and you can get anything you want.

This snake walks the talk.Soon Jonny became the owner of the watch.As soon as he came out of the snake's territory, he wanted to try the magic power of the watch.He felt hungry, so he thought, how nice it would be to have a piece of fresh bread and a good steak soaked in red wine now!So he rubbed the magic watch, and the bread and steak immediately appeared in front of his eyes.Can you imagine how happy he was!
Night fell quickly, and Johnny rubbed his watch, thinking: How nice it would be to have a room with a comfortable bed and a good dinner at this time!In the blink of an eye, all these things appeared in front of him.After supper he lay in bed and slept till dawn—as every decent man should do.Then he set off for his father's residence, hoping that his father had prepared a welcome banquet for him.When he came back he was still wearing the old clothes he had left.Father felt very humiliated. He was so angry that he didn't want to do anything for Jonny, let alone a welcome banquet.So Johnny went back to his old place--by the fire, rolling dirty in the ashes, and no one cared about him.

On the third day, Johnny felt bored, so he thought: It would be nice to have a three-story house decorated with beautiful furniture and gold and silver utensils.So he rubbed the magic watch, and soon it became a reality.Jonny found his father and said to him: "Although you didn't organize a welcome banquet for me, please allow me to organize a banquet for you! Come on, I will show you my banquet."

The father was shocked and eager to know where his foolish son had gotten so much treasure.Jonny didn't answer, but he asked his father to invite all his relatives and friends to this grand banquet.

Dad invited everyone he knew.Everyone was stunned when they saw these luxurious things.The delicacies and luxurious tableware on the table are completely unreal.After the first course was served, Jonny begged his father to invite the king and his daughter—the princess.He rubbed the magic watch and wished for a gold and silver coach drawn by six horses, each with a bridle set with precious stones.The carriage immediately appeared at the door of the banquet hall.Jonny's father didn't even dare to sit in this magnificent carriage, so he walked to the palace on foot.The king and princess were stunned by the splendor of the carriage, and they immediately got into the carriage to attend Jonny's banquet.Then Jonny rubbed his watch again, hoping that the road from the palace to his house would be paved with marble - what could shock a king more than that?He has never walked such a good road.

When Jonny heard the wheels of the carriage, he rubbed his watch again, hoping for a prettier house, four stories high, richly adorned with gold and silver and brocade.The house was filled with beautiful tables, and on the tables were delicious dishes that no king had ever tasted.The king, queen and princess were too surprised to speak.They have never seen such a magnificent castle, such a grand banquet!During dessert time after the meal, the king asked Jonny's father to make Jonny his son-in-law.Of course, 1 fathers are willing.Jonny and the princess held a wedding right away. After the wedding, the king returned to the palace, and Jonny and the princess lived in the magic castle ever since.

Jonny was not a smart guy or a woman-pleaser, so it didn't take long for his wife to tire of him.She always asked Jonny how he built the castle and got so much treasure.Jonny told her exactly about the magic watch, and his wife became greedy and finally stole the treasure.One night she rubbed the watch, asked for a four-horse carriage, and drove it back to her father's palace at once.There she called out her attendants, and bade them get into a carriage, and drive straight to the sea.Then she rubbed her watch to build a bridge over the sea and build a magnificent palace in the middle of the sea.The magic watch fulfilled her wish.So the princess went into the palace, rubbed the watch again, and in the blink of an eye, the bridge over the sea disappeared.

Jonny, who was abandoned by his wife, was very sad.His parents, brothers and everyone else laughed at him.Jonny has nothing left but the cat and dog he once saved.He took them far away from home because he could no longer live with his family.After many days he came to a large desert, and he saw many crows flying towards a mountain, and one crow was far behind.When the crow caught up with the large group, the other crows asked it: "Winter is here, it's time to fly to another country for the winter. Everyone has already started, why are you late?"

The lone crow told them that it had seen the most magnificent house ever built in the middle of the sea.

Hearing this, Jonny immediately understood that it must be his wife's hiding place.So he set off at once, and walked towards the sea with the cat and the dog.When he reached the sea, he said to the dog, "You are a good swimmer," and to the cat, "And you, you little fellow, are very light. You jump on the dog's back, and he will swim you to the palace." When you get there, the dog will wait for you outside the door, and you must steal my magic watch out without anyone noticing it.”

It was too late, but soon, the two little guys had already swam across the sea.The dog hid near the palace, while the cat sneaked into the house.The princess recognized Jonny's cat, and naturally guessed what it was up to.So she took the magic watch to the basement and locked it in a box.But the cat also got into the cellar cunningly, and as soon as the princess turned around, he scratched and scratched at the box until he made a small hole in it.Then it held the watch in its mouth and waited quietly until the princess came back.Almost as soon as the princess opened the door, the cat had already jumped out of the basement with the magic watch in its mouth.The cat quickly ran out of the gate, and said to the dog: "Swim back to the shore immediately, and remember, don't talk to me."

The dog took the cat's warning to heart and said nothing along the way.As they approached the shore, the dog finally couldn't resist asking, "Have you got that watch?"

The cat didn't answer, it was afraid of dropping the piece of treasure.The dog asked again when they finally touched the bank.This time the cat said, "Yes."

At this moment, the watch fell into the sea from the cat's mouth.Our two animal friends stood at the place where the lost baby was lost, complaining to each other with meows and woofs, feeling extremely uncomfortable.At this time, a fish poked its head out from the shore, and the cat caught it at once, thinking that the dinner would be settled now.

"I have nine children!" the fish cried and begged, "let me go, my poor father!"

"Well," replied the Cat, "unless you can find our watch."

The fish completed the task satisfactorily.The cats and dogs happily handed over the treasures to their owners.In the blink of an eye, Jonny returned to his parents with the magic watch. From then on, he lived a happy life with his cat and dog all his life.

(End of this chapter)