Golden Goose
In the past, there was a bearded man who raised three sons under his knee. The youngest son is called Little Fool and often receives ridicule and ridicule from the other two sons, always being looked down upon. Once, the eldest son was going to the forest to gather firewood. His mother asked him to bring a delicious big cake and a bottle of wine, fearing that he might be hungry or thirsty.
After walking into the forest, he met a little old man with white hair. The little old man greeted him and said, "Give me a small piece of the cake in your bag and give me a sip of wine to drink. I'm hungry and thirsty, it's really unbearable
The selfish eldest son replied, "Why should I give you my cake and wine? What should I eat and drink? Get lost!" After saying that, he gave the little old man a disdainful look and left on his own.
Subsequently, he began to chop down trees. After chopping for a while, he didn't hit the tree with one axe, but injured his arm, so he had to go home and bandage it.
Next, the second son was going to the forest to gather firewood, and the mother treated him like the eldest son, asking him to bring a big cake and a bottle of wine. He also encountered the little old man with white hair, who begged for a small piece of cake and a sip of wine. The second son rudely said, "I will never give you food and drink, but let myself suffer from hunger." The little old man stood there with his hands stretched out pitifully, but he ignored him and walked away. He also suffered the same retribution - the axe did not strike the tree, but injured his own leg and had to be carried home.
At this moment, the little fool said to his father, "Dad, let me go and gather firewood
His father replied, "Look, your two brothers went to chop wood and hurt themselves. You've never chopped wood before, so don't go at all
However, the little fool kept pleading with his father, and in the end, his father had no choice but to agree.
His mother asked him to bring a pancake baked in charcoal ash and a bottle of sour beer for lunch.
He came to the forest and also met the white haired old man. The old man greeted him and said, "Give me some of your cake to eat and a sip of wine to drink
The little fool replied, "Sit down, but I only have a piece of cake baked in charcoal ash and sour beer. If you don't mind, let's eat together
So they sat down, but when the little fool took out the cake baked in the charcoal ash, it turned into a big cake, and the sour beer turned into good wine.
After they finished eating and drinking, the little old man said to him, "You have a kind heart. Share your lunch with me and I will repay you well. There is an old tree over there, go and chop it down. You will find treasure in the trunk
The little fool had already gone and chopped down the tree. Just as the old tree fell to the ground, a big goose flew out with feathers all over its body made of pure gold. He picked up the golden goose and went to a small hotel for the night. The shop owner has three daughters who are particularly curious when they see such a beautiful goose. The eldest daughter thought to herself, 'I'm sure I'll have a chance to pluck a feather from it.' So, while the little fool was not in the room, she ran over and grabbed the wings of the golden goose. Unexpectedly, her fingers were firmly stuck and she couldn't pull them back no matter what. After a while, the second daughter walked out and also wanted to pluck a feather, but as soon as she was next to her sister, she was firmly stuck. Then, the third daughter also came, and the two sisters shouted at her, "For heaven's sake, don't come over!" But she didn't listen and rushed to see what the two sisters were doing, only to be stuck. In this way, the three sisters had to spend the night with the golden goose.
The next morning, the little fool picked up the golden goose and set off on the road, completely ignoring the three shop owners who were sticking to the goose and following ahead. The three young ladies had to closely follow the little fool, running all the way from left to right.
When they walked into the wilderness, they met a pastor. The priest looked at the small group and said, "You really don't know how to be shy, a bunch of crazy girls! Running around with a young man, what kind of words do you think?" With that, the priest grabbed Miss San and tried to pull her away, but he was also stuck and had no choice but to run with a few girls.
Not long after, they met the church deacon. The church deacon was stunned when he saw the priest chasing after the three girls' buttocks. He shouted, 'Pastor, where are you going in such a hurry? Don't forget, you have to undergo baptism tomorrow!' After shouting, he ran forward and tightly grasped the pastor's sleeve, but like the others, he was firmly stuck and ran ahead.
As the group of five followed closely behind each other, two farmers carrying rakes walked up from the ground. The pastor shouted for them to release him and the church deacon, but as soon as they bumped into the deacon, they were helplessly stuck. In this way, seven people have already run behind the little fool holding the golden goose.
They came to a city. The king living in the city has a daughter who is as cold as ice, and no one can make her smile. Therefore, the king publicly announced that whoever could make his daughter laugh could marry her.
The little fool heard about this and came to the princess with the golden goose and a large group of followers behind him. The princess burst into laughter as soon as she saw these seven people walking in a continuous line, laughing endlessly.
So, the little fool proposed to marry the princess as his wife, but the king did not quite agree in his heart and raised various objections, saying that in order to make him shake his head in favor of the little fool becoming his son-in-law, the little fool must first find someone who can finish a cellar of wine to meet him.
The little fool thought of the old man and went to the forest where he had chopped down the old tree. I saw the little old man sitting there with a worried expression on his face. The little fool walked up and asked him what he was unhappy about.
The little old man replied, "I'm so thirsty that nothing can quench my thirst. As for cold water, I can't take it anymore. As for wine, I just drank a bucket and it feels like a drop of water is about to wet a burnt stone. What's the use of it
Listen, I can help you, "the little fool said," come with me, I'm sure you can quench your thirst
After speaking, the little fool led the little old man into the king's wine cellar. The little old man walked up to one large wine barrel after another, drinking and drinking incessantly, causing his waist to ache. As it was getting dark, he drank all the wine in the cellar.
The little fool once again proposed to marry the princess as his wife, but the king was furious when he heard this: a silly boy who everyone laughed at actually wanted to be my son-in-law, what a pipe dream! So the king proposed even more stringent conditions: the little fool must bring such a person to the palace… he can finish a pile of bread as big as a mountain.
The little fool returned to the forest where he had chopped down the old tree.
I saw a man sitting there, his belt tightly tied around his body, with a worried expression on his face. I ate a whole furnace of black bread, "he said to the little fool," but I'm so hungry. What's the point of eating this little thing? My stomach still has nothing. Look, if I don't starve to death, I'll just tighten my belt like this
The little fool was overjoyed when he heard this and said, "Get up! I'll take you to a place where you can eat to your heart's content
The little fool led him to the palace. The bread piled up there looks like a big mountain, baked with flour transported from across the country.
The person who came from the forest began to eat with relish, and in less than a day, such a large pile of bread disappeared without a trace.
The little fool proposed to marry the princess for the third time, but the king resisted again.
This time, the king proposed that the little fool get a ship that can travel on both land and sea. Come see me on this boat, "he said," and you can marry my daughter
The little fool immediately set off and went to the forest again, finding the white haired old man. The little old man said to him, "I have drunk so much wine for you, eaten so much bread for you, and now I am willing to give you a amphibious ship. The reason why I did all of this for you is because you were once very friendly to me
So the little old man gave a amphibious ship to the little fool. The king saw this ship and couldn't stop the little fool's request anymore.
The little fool got married to the princess. After the death of the king, the little fool assumed the throne and governed the kingdom to prosperity and strength.