Brave little tailor
On a sunny morning in summer, a little tailor sat at the table by the window, doing his best to do his work. At this moment, a peasant woman walked up the street and shouted, "Buy jam! It's a good price!" The little tailor thought the sound was pleasant, so she stuck her curly head out of the window and shouted
Come here, dear madam. Someone is looking for your goods here
The peasant woman carried a heavy basket in her hand, stepped up the steps, and approached the young tailor, opening one jar after another according to his instructions. The little tailor carefully examined each one and held the jar up to his nose, sniffing it again and again before finally saying, "Give me four ounces, dear madam, half a pound would do
The peasant woman thought she had found a good buyer. After weighing the small amount of jam that the little tailor wanted, she angrily muttered and left.
May God bless me, "shouted the little tailor," these jams will give me a good appetite
He took out bread from the cabinet, cut it into pieces, and spread jam on top. I know it's not bad, "he said," but I have to finish this vest before I can eat
So he placed the bread coated with jam beside him and continued to sew it up, feeling delighted that each stitch was getting bigger and bigger. At this moment, the sweet aroma of jam attracted a group of flies gathered on the wall, who landed on the bread and wanted to taste this delicious dish.
Where's your share? "Said the little tailor, driving away the fly. The fly ignored what he said and refused to leave, so more and more flies landed on the bread. At this moment, the little tailor was furious and grabbed a towel. He viciously attacked the flies, killing seven of them, some of whom even had their legs thrown away.
You're really amazing! "He said, unable to help but praise his bravery." Everyone in the city should know about your feat.
The little tailor tied his belt around his waist, intending to go out and explore the world, because in his opinion, with his brave and fearless spirit, staying in the small workshop would be a waste of talent. Before departure, he searched around to see if there was anything worth bringing, but only found a piece of aged cheese and casually put it in his pocket. In front of the door, he found a small bird caught in the bushes, so he caught it and put it in his cheese pocket.
Subsequently, he walked proudly on the road. Due to his short stature, he is as light as a swallow and walks without feeling tired at all. Walking along, we arrived at a large mountain. He arrived at the summit and saw a giant with immense strength sitting there, leisurely looking around. The little tailor bravely walked up to the giant and greeted him:
Hello, shop assistant. You're sitting here looking out at the world from afar, right? I'm about to explore the world. How about you, do you have the heart to come with me
The giant gave him a disdainful glance and shouted at him, 'You poor little rascal! You weak little rascal!'
Aha, you underestimate me so much, don't you? Look here again! "The little tailor replied. Speaking, he unbuttoned his shirt and revealed his belt to show to the giant. Just by reading it, you'll know who I am
The giant recited, 'Kill seven in a moment.'. Thinking that the tailor had killed seven people in a short while, I couldn't help but have some respect for the young tailor in my heart. However, he decided to try his skills with the little tailor first, so he picked up a quick stone and squeezed it hard with his hand, causing the stone to drip water.
If you really have the strength, "the giant said," come and do the same
Is that all? "Said the little tailor." For me, it's like playing, "he said, reaching into his pocket and pulling out the soft cheese. With a gentle squeeze, milk gushed out.
The giant didn't know what to say, but he suspected that this little person really had such great strength. Later, he picked up a quick stone and threw it into the air, flying so high that it was almost invisible to the naked eye.
Here, "said the giant," poor dwarf, come here too
Indeed, it was thrown quite high, "the tailor replied," but the stone you threw still fell back to the ground so quickly. I'll show you my hand, and once I throw it out, it won't fall back again
After speaking, he grabbed the little bird from his pocket and threw it into the air. The little bird, who had regained its freedom, flew away joyfully without looking back and disappeared without a trace. Hello, shop assistant, is this skill okay? "The little tailor asked.
I don't deny it, you're good at throwing things, "the giant replied." Now let me see if you can handle heavy things
He led the little tailor to a large oak tree that had already been chopped down on the ground. If you really have the strength, help me lift this tree out of the woods
Okay, "the little tailor said," you carry the trunk, and I'll carry the branch. This branch is the most difficult to handle
The giant lifted the tree trunk, while the little tailor sat on a branch. The giant couldn't turn his head and had no choice but to carry the big tree and the little tailor sitting on the branch.
The little tailor sat in front, feeling relaxed and happy, whistling and singing a few lines of the song "Three tailors rode horses out of the city". Lifting a tree seemed like a game to him.
The giant carried a heavy tree for a distance, exhausted and out of breath, shouting that he could no longer walk and must lower the tree.
The little tailor jumped down in a moment, wrapped his arms around the tree, and made a look of carrying the tree all the way. Then he said to the giant, "Thank you for being so big, you can't even carry a tree
They quickly walked forward and arrived at a cherry tree, with ripe cherries hanging from the crown. The giant grabbed the crown of the tree, pulled it down, and handed it to the little tailor, asking him to eat enough. But how could the little tailor have such great strength to grab onto the cherry tree? As soon as the giant let go, the tree suddenly straightened up, and the little tailor was also thrown into the air.
The little tailor landed safely, and the giant shouted, "Ahem! You don't even have the strength to grab such a small branch
What does this have to do with strength! "The little tailor replied," I can kill seven people in a while. Do you think I can't even catch a small branch? There was a hunter (knife) in the woods who wanted to shoot me, so I hurriedly ran over to the top of the tree. If you have the ability, show me how to jump
The giant tried, but was unable to jump and was hung among the branches. In this way, the little tailor had the upper hand again.
So, the giant said, "You are a great little warrior. Please go to my cave and spend the night there
The little tailor was very willing and followed him. They arrived at the cave and saw some giants sitting around the fire, each holding a roasted sheep in their hands, eating it like bread. The little tailor thought to himself, 'This is much better than my workshop.' The giant pointed him to a bed and told him to lie down and rest. But this bed was too big for the little tailor. He didn't lie in the center of the bed, but crawled into a corner. At midnight, the giant thought the little tailor was asleep, grabbed a large iron nail, and plunged it into the bed, thinking it had slowed down the grasshopper.
The next day at dawn, the giants set out into the woods and completely forgot about the little tailor. The little tailor was still lively and free spirited as usual, walking towards them. When the giants saw it, they thought the little tailor was going to beat them to death, and they were all scared and ran away. The little tailor kept pushing his way forward.
After walking for a long time, the little tailor arrived at the courtyard of a palace. At this point, he was exhausted and fell asleep on the ground. When he was lying there sleeping, many people came over and saw the embroidered words on his belt: "Kill seven in a moment!" "Oh my!" They thought to themselves, "This must be a great hero. What did he come here for during the peaceful period?" They immediately reported to the king, saying that once war broke out, this person would be very effective and must not be let go.
The king greatly appreciated this idea and sent a minister to find the young tailor. As soon as he woke up, he invited him to serve in the army. The envoy stood aside, watching the sleeping tailor helplessly, until the tailor stretched lazily and slowly opened his eyes before making a request to him.
That's why I came, "the little tailor replied," I'm very willing to serve the king
He received a grand reception and was given a unique residence. But other officers were very jealous and wished he could leave this place far away as soon as possible. If we get into a fight with him, "they were talking," he could kill seven of us in a moment, how could that be good? We'll be completely defeated. "Afterwards, they decided to go see the king and resign as soon as possible. Our people, "they explained to the king," cannot work with a great hero who can kill seven people in a moment
The king felt very melancholy about losing all the loyal officers because of one person, hoping that he had never seen this little tailor before and wished he could send him away early. However, the king did not have the courage to drive him away, fearing that the tailor would kill him and his subjects and ascend to the throne himself. He racked his brains, pondered hard, and finally came up with an idea. He sent someone to inform the tailor that he was an outstanding and fearless hero, and therefore hoped to make the following proposal to him:
On his territory, there is a large forest where two giants live. They commit all kinds of crimes, including burning, killing, and robbing, causing great harm. However, no one dares to risk their lives to compete with them until now. If the tailor could subdue and kill these two giants, the king would promise to betroth his only daughter to him and give him half of the kingdom, and also prepare to send him a hundred knights to assist him.
What a great encouragement for someone like you, "the little tailor thought to himself," a beautiful princess with half a kingdom, what a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity
So he replied, "Of course, I'll go and subdue those two giants. As for the hundred knights, I don't need them. As a hero like me, I can kill seven in a while, how could those two be my opponents
The little tailor set off, followed by a hundred knights ahead. When they arrived at the forest, he said to the knights, 'You guys stay here, I'll go and deal with those two guys alone.' After that, he ran into the forest alone, walking and looking around. Not long after, I discovered those two giants. They were sleeping under a towering tree, snoring loudly and almost shaking off the branches. The little tailor was busy filling two pockets with stones and climbing up the tree. Halfway through the climb, he quietly climbed up a branch, and below the branch were the heads of the two sleeping giants. Then, he smashed the stones one after another towards the chest of a giant. This big guy didn't move for a while, then finally woke up and pushed his companion hard, asking, "Why did you hit me
You must be dreaming, "the other replied," who hit you
After speaking, the two of them lay down and fell asleep again. This time, the little tailor smashed a stone towards the second giant.
What are you doing? "The second one shouted," Why are you hitting me with a stone
I didn't, "the first one roared in response.
They argued for a few words, but because they felt tired, they closed their eyes and fell asleep again. The little tailor repeated his old trick by choosing the largest stone and smashing it fiercely towards the first giant.
This is outrageous! "The first giant shouted. He jumped up from the ground like crazy and slammed his companion into the tree, causing the tree to shake. The second one was never allowed, a tooth for a tooth. The two guys gnashed their teeth and uprooted big trees, throwing them at each other fiercely. In the end, they both suffered losses and fell to the ground dead.
The little tailor immediately jumped down from the tree. Fortunately, "he said," they didn't pull out the tree I just climbed
After speaking, he drew his sword and fiercely stabbed each giant in the chest. Then he walked up to the knights and said, "It's done. I slowed down both giants, it was a thrilling encounter. They saw the situation was not good and uprooted the big tree to resist stubbornly. Of course, facing a hero like me who can kill seven in a while, it's futile
The knights rode into the forest and saw two giants lying in a pool of blood, surrounded by uprooted trees. Only then did they believe the words of the little tailor.
After returning, the little tailor asked the king to reward him with the promised prize, but the king regretted it and thought about how to send the little tailor away.
Before you obtain my daughter and half of the kingdom, "he said," you must accomplish another great feat. In that forest, there is a very dangerous unicorn that you must catch
I'm not afraid of two giants, what's so scary about a unicorn? "Boasted the little tailor.
The little tailor set off for the forest with a rope and an axe, informing his followers to wait outside the forest. He didn't put in much effort when he realized that the unicorn was right in front of him and was charging straight towards him.
He stood there motionless, waiting for the unicorn to approach, and quickly jumped behind the tree for a moment. The unicorn crazily charged towards the big tree, firmly poking its horn into the trunk. No matter how hard it tried to pull it out, it was caught.
Shop assistant, I'll catch you this time, "said the little tailor as he turned out from behind the tree. He tied the neck of the unicorn with that rope, then used an axe to split open the tree trunk, loosened the horn, and led the unicorn back to meet the king.
Unexpectedly, the king still refused to reward him with the prize promised to the young tailor and proposed a third condition. He must go into the forest again to catch a very dangerous wild boar before holding the wedding.
I'm happy to go, "the little tailor replied," catching a wild boar is not like playing
As soon as the wild boar saw the little tailor, white foam appeared in its mouth, biting its teeth and rushing towards him, trying to knock him down with one head. Unexpectedly, the brave little tailor quickly jumped into a nearby small church, and in the blink of an eye, jumped out of the window again. The wild boar chased into the church, and the little tailor ran a few steps in front of the church, closing the door. The fierce wild boar was heavy and clumsy, unable to jump out of the window, and was captured like this.
Then, the brave little tailor went to see the king and informed him that whether he wanted to or not, he must keep his promise this time and reward his daughter and half of the kingdom to him.
Their wedding was grand, but there was little laughter. However, the little tailor still became the king.
Soon, the young queen heard her husband talking in his sleep one night. The little tailor shouted loudly in her dream, "Apprentice, quickly sew this vest and mend this pair of pants, or else I'll let your head taste the power of a ruler." In this way, she figured out the origins of her monarch and husband. The next morning, she complained to her father that the husband chosen by the king for her was just a lowly tailor.
The king comforted her and said, "Tomorrow night, you open the door to the dressing room, and I will send attendants to guard outside. When he falls asleep, my attendants will quietly come out and tie him up, then put him on a boat and send him to the horizon and cape
The young tailor who became the king had a male servant who heard what the old king said and reported the conspiracy to his master.
At night, the little tailor went to bed on time as usual and lay next to his wife. She thought he had already fallen asleep, so she got up from bed, opened the door to the dressing room, and then lay down on the bed again. The little tailor was just pretending to be asleep when he began screaming, "Disciple, sew up this vest and mend this pair of pants, or else I'll let your head taste the power of a ruler. I killed seven people in a moment, killed two giants, caught a unicorn, and even a big wild boar. Am I afraid that any one in the dressing room won't succeed?" Upon hearing the little tailor's words, the few people who planned to tie him up were all scared to death and ran away. From then on, no one dared to touch a single hair of him again. So, the brave little tailor continued to be his king, until he passed away.