grey fairy tale book

Chapter 27

Once upon a time there was a man who smiled with his right eye and wept with his left eye.This man had three sons, two wise and one stupid.The three brothers were quite curious about their father's peculiar eyes, but they couldn't figure it out, so they decided to ask him why his eyes were different from other people's.

One day, the eldest of the three brothers walked into his father's room and directly expressed the question in his heart.But instead of answering this question, his father became furious, grabbed a knife and rushed at him.The young man fled in terror to his two brothers, who were anxiously awaiting the conclusion of their conversation!
The answer they got was: "You'd better ask yourself and see if your luck is better."

Hearing this, the second child went into his father's room, and the result was the same as that of the elder brother.After escaping back, he told the youngest stupid brother in the family that it was his turn to try his luck.

The youngest walked up to his father boldly and said, "Both brothers didn't tell me the answer you gave them. Now, please tell me why your right eye is always smiling and your left eye is always crying?"

Just like before, my father was so angry that his face was livid, and he rushed forward with a knife.But the fool just stood there motionless.He knew he had nothing to fear from his father.

"Ah, now I know who my good son is!" exclaimed the old man. "Your brothers are nothing but cowards. Now that you have proved your bravery to me, I will satisfy your curiosity. I smile in the right eye, because I have a good boy like you

Happy.Tears flow from my left eye, because I am sad that one of my treasures has been stolen.I once had a vine in my garden that produced a barrel of wine an hour.Someone stole it, so my left eye kept weeping. "

The fool went back to his two brothers and told them about the theft of his father's treasure.The three brothers decided to set off immediately to find the vine.The three brothers went on the road together, and when they reached the crossroads, they broke up.The two brothers go one way, and the fool goes the other way.

"Thank goodness we finally got rid of the fool!" exclaimed the two brothers.

"Now, let's have some breakfast." So they sat down on the side of the road and began to eat.

Just halfway through eating, a lame fox came out of the woods and went to beg with them for food.The two brothers jumped up, grabbed the stick and drove away.The poor fox limped and ran away.The fox ran and came to the silly brother, who was taking out the dry food he carried with him.The fox begged him for some bread, and the fool, who had not much himself, gladly gave half of it to the hungry fox.

"Brother, where are you going?" asked the fox, after he had finished his share of bread.The young man told the fox the story of his father and the wonderful vine.

"Oh! what luck you have!" said the Fox, "I know where the vines are. Come with me." So they went on, and stopped at last at the gate of a large garden.

"Here, you can find the vine you are looking for, but it is not so easy to get it. You must take my advice seriously. You have to go through twelve gates to see the vine, each gate consists of two There are three guards guarding you. If you come across a guard who is staring at you blankly, go forward with confidence, because they are all fast asleep. But if you encounter a guard with their eyes closed, be careful, because They're fully awake. As soon as you get to the vines, you'll see a wooden shovel and an iron shovel. Don't use the shovel because it will make a noise and wake up the guards. Then you're done. "

The young man passed through the garden without any danger, and came to the vine that produced a barrel of wine every hour.But when he thought about it, the wooden shovel could not dig the hard soil, so he picked up the shovel.The sound of the shovel digging quickly woke up the guards.They took the poor young man before his master.

"Why do you want to steal my vines?" asked the master, "How did you escape the guards?"

"This vine is not yours, it is my father's. If you don't give it back to me now, I will come back and take it away."

"You can take the vine, but you have to exchange it for an apple from the golden apple tree. This tree blooms once every 24 hours and bears golden fruit once." After speaking, he ordered the fool to be released.After being released, the young man hurriedly went to the fox for advice.

"Now you understand," said the fox, "this is the result of your disobedience to my advice. However, I will help you find the golden apple. The golden apple grows in a garden. According to my description, you are very It is easy to recognize. There are two poles next to the apple tree, one golden and one wooden. Pick up the wooden pole and poke it, and you will get golden apples."

The silly young master listened carefully to the fox's instructions.As before, he evaded all the guards, walked through the garden, and soon found the apple tree.But the beautiful sight of the golden fruit in front of him dazzled him, and he had long forgotten what the fox said.He grabbed the golden pole and hit it on the branch with a "snap".The guards immediately awoke with a start and brought him before his master.Fools have to tell the whole story.

"I will give you golden apples," said the gardener, "but in exchange you will find a horse that travels thousands of miles." The young man went away and found the fox.

The fox was really angry this time.

"If you take my word for it, you are now at home with your father. However, I will help you one more time. Go into the forest and you will see a horse with two harnesses around its neck. A bridle, a gold rope, and a hemp rope. Use the hemp rope, or the horse will neigh and wake the guards. Then you're done."

The silly young master searched and searched, and finally found the horse.That handsome look made him dumbfounded.

"What!" he said to himself, "trapping such a beautiful animal with twine? I can't do it!"

Then the horse neighed loudly, and the guards seized our young friend and led him before his master.

"In exchange, if you can bring me a golden girl who has never seen the sun and the moon," said the master, "I can give you the golden horse."

"If you want me to bring you the golden girl, then you need to lend me the golden horse first so that you can look for her."

"Oh," asked the owner of the golden horse, "who can guarantee that you will come back?"

"I swear on my father's head," replied the young man, "that I will bring back the golden maiden and the golden horse." So saying, he left there to learn from the fox.

The fox, who has always been patient and tolerant of other people's mistakes, was leading him to a deep cave at this time.Inside stood a girl of all gold, extremely beautiful.He carried the girl onto the horse and prepared to mount himself.

"Don't you feel sorry to trade such a lovely girl for a horse?" said the fox. "But you must, for you swore on your father's head. But perhaps I have another way to do it." She goes." Saying this, the fox turned into another golden girl, almost the same as the real one.

The fool took "her" straight to the owner of the horse.The master is obsessed with her.

In the end, the young man got back his father's vines and married the real golden maiden in the deal.

(End of this chapter)