There is a soldier walking on the road. One, two! One, two! He is carrying a marching bag and a long sword hanging on his waist, because he has participated in several wars and is going home now. He is
I met an old witch on the road; she was a very hateful figure, and her lower lip hung down to her breasts. She said: Good night, soldier! Your sword is so good, your duffle bag is so big, you are really a good person.
Soldier of no deduction! Now you can have as much money as you like.
Thank you, old witch! said the soldier.
Do you see that big tree? The witch said, pointing to a tree next to them. It is empty inside. If you climb to the top of it, you can see a hole. You can slide down from there and
You can go deep into the tree. I want you to tie a rope around your waist so that when you call me, I can pull you up.
What should I do under the tree? asked the soldier.
Withdraw money, the witch replied. You will know that as soon as you get under the tree, you will see a wide corridor. It is very bright because there are more than 100 lamps lit there. You will see three doors.
, can be opened, because the key is in the door lock. When you walk into the first room, you can see a large box with a dog sitting on it. Its eyes are very big, like a pair of teacups. But you
Don't worry about it! I can give you my blue plaid apron. You spread it on the ground, then quickly go over, pick up the dog and put it on my apron. Then you open the box and you
Take out as much money as you want. The money is made of copper. But if you want to get the money made of silver, you have to go into the second room. But there is a dog sitting there with eyes.
It's as big as a waterwheel. But don't pay attention to it. You put it on my apron and take out the money. But if you want money made of gold, you can also achieve your goal. You can take as much as you can
How much can you take if you go to the third room? But the dog sitting on the money box here has a pair of eyes with a 'round tower' (note: this refers to the famous round tower in Copenhagen; it
It used to be an observatory. It's so big. You have to know that it's just a dog! But you don't have to be afraid at all. Just put it on my apron and it won't hurt you. You
Take out as much gold as you can from that box.
That's not bad, said the soldier. But what can I give you as a reward, old witch? I don't think you want anything.
No, said the witch, I don't want a penny. All I want is for you to take out the old tinderbox for me. My grandmother forgot it in there last time.
Okay! Please tie the rope around my waist. The soldier said.
Okay, said the witch. Take my blue plaid apron.
The soldier climbed up the tree and slipped into the hole. Just as the old witch said, he now came to a large corridor lit with hundreds of lamps. He opened the first door. Oh! Sure enough, there was one.
A dog sat there with eyes as big as teacups, staring straight at him.
You good fellow! said the soldier. Then he put it on the witch's apron. Then he took out as many coppers as his pockets could hold. He locked the box and put the dog in again.
above, so he went into the second room. Oh! Here sat a dog with eyes as big as a pair of mill wheels.
You shouldn't stare at me like that, said the soldier. You'll damage your eyes. He put the dog on the witch's apron. When he saw that there were so many silver coins in the box, he said
He threw away all his coins and filled his pockets and army bag with silver coins. Then he walked into the third room and behaved. This was really scary! There was a dog here with two really beautiful eyes.
The round tower is so big! They rotate in the head like wheels!
Good night! said the soldier. He raised his hand to the brim of his hat and saluted, because he had never seen such a dog before. However, after looking at it for a while, he thought that it was almost done now. He put it
He took it down and put it on the ground. So he opened the box. Oh my God! There was so much gold in it! He could buy the whole Copenhagen with this gold, and he could buy the pastry woman (Note: This refers to the old Denmark
A vendor who sells snacks and toys. Sugar pigs (sukkergrise) are little pigs made of sugar that can be used as toys and can be eaten.) If all the sugar pigs are bought, he can conquer all the tin soldiers in the world.
Horse whips, rocking wooden horses, they were all bought. Yes, it was a lot of money. The soldier poured out all the silver coins in his pockets and marching bag and put the gold in them. Yes, his pockets, he
His duffel bag, his hat, and his leather boots were all so full that he could hardly walk. Now he did have money. He put the dog on the box again, locked the door, and
Shuli shouted upward: Pull me up, old witch!
Have you got the tinderbox? asked the witch.
That's right at all! said the soldier. I had forgotten all about it. So he went down again and fetched the tinderbox. The witch pulled him out. So now he was standing on the road again. His pocket,
Leather boots, army bag, hat, all filled with money.
What do you want this tinderbox for? asked the soldier.
It has nothing to do with you, the witch retorted, you have already got the money and all you have to do is give me the tinderbox.
Nonsense! said the soldier. What do you want it for? Please tell me right away. Otherwise I will pull out the sword and chop off your head.
I can't tell you! said the witch.
The soldier cut off her head at once. She fell down! He wrapped all his money in her apron and carried it on her back like a bundle; then he put the tinder box on her back.
pocket, and kept walking towards the city.
This is a very beautiful city! He stayed in the best hotel, got the most comfortable room, and ordered his favorite food and wine, because he was now rich and had plenty of money. He polished his boots.
The waiter thought that for a rich gentleman like him, his pair of leather shoes were ridiculously old. But he didn't have time to buy new ones. The next day he bought suitable boots and beautiful clothes. Now we
The soldier became a new gentleman. They told him everything that happened in the city, and about the king, and that the king's daughter was a very beautiful princess.
Where can she be seen? asked the soldier.
No one can see her, everyone said in unison. She lives in a large copper palace, surrounded by several walls and towers. Only the king himself can come and go freely there, because there was a prophecy once upon a time.
The king couldn't bear to say that she would marry an ordinary soldier.
I would like to see her, the soldier thought. But he can't get permission.
He lives a very happy life now, often going to the theater to watch plays, hanging out in the king's garden, and giving a lot of money to poor people. This is a good behavior, because he himself has already realized what it is like to have no money.
Horrible thing! Now he is rich, has gorgeous clothes to wear, and has made many friends. These friends say that he is a rare person, a heroic man. Such words make this soldier sound very comfortable. But
He just spent money every day, but couldn't make any money. So in the end he only had two copper coins left. So he had to move out of those beautiful rooms and live in an attic on the top floor. He
He had no choice but to polish his own leather shoes and mend his own leather shoes with sewing needles. None of his friends came to see him because he had to climb a very high ladder to get there.
One night it was very dark. He couldn't even buy a candle. Then he suddenly remembered that he still had a candle in the tinder box. The witch helped him go to the tinder box and take out the tinder box.
Tinder box. He took out the tinder box and the candle holder. When he rubbed it on the flint and sparks came out, the door suddenly opened automatically, and the tinder box he saw under the tree
A dog with eyes as big as teacups appeared in front of him. It said:
My master, what are your orders?
What's going on? Bingtu said. This is really a funny tinder box. If only I could get what I want like this! Get me some money! He said to the dog.
There was a hiss and the dog disappeared. After a while, there was another hiss and the dog came back with a large bag of money in its mouth.
Now the soldier knew what a wonderful tinderbox it was. If he wiped it once, the dog came and sat on the box with the copper coins. If he wiped it twice, the dog with the silver coins came.
The dog came. If he wiped it three times, the golden dog appeared. Now the soldier moved to live in those gorgeous rooms and wore beautiful clothes. All his friends
I immediately recognized him again and started to care about him very much.
Once he thought to himself: It was a strange thing that people couldn't go see the princess. Everyone said she was beautiful; but what's the point if she always lived alone in the copper palace with many towers?
What? Can't I just take a look at her? Where is my tinderbox? He wiped out a spark, and immediately hissed, and the dog with eyes like teacups jumped out.
It's midnight now, that's true, said the soldier. But I'd really like to see the princess, if only for a moment.
The dog immediately ran out of the door. To the soldier's surprise, it soon led the princess back. She lay on the dog's back and fell asleep. Everyone could see that she was a
A real princess, because she is very beautiful. The soldier couldn't help but kiss her, because he is an out-and-out Qiu Ba.
The dog took the princess back again. But after dawn, when the king and the queen were drinking tea, the princess said that she had a very strange dream at night. She dreamed of a dog and a soldier, and she was riding on the dog.
On her body, the soldier kissed her. This is a very interesting story! said the queen.
So the next night an old palace maid had to stay by the princess's bedside to see if this was a dream or something else.
The soldier wanted very much to see the lovely princess again. So the dog came again in the evening, picked her up and ran away as fast as he could. The old maid immediately put on her galoshes and chased after her at the same speed. When she
When she saw them running into a big house, she thought: I know this place now. She drew a big cross on the door with white chalk. Then she went back to sleep, and soon the dog
He sent the princess back. But when he saw a cross drawn on the door of the house where the soldier lived, he also took a piece of chalk and drew a cross on all the doors in the city. This happened
It was done very cleverly, because there were crosses on all the doors, so that the old maid could not find the right place.
In the morning the king, the queen, the old maid, and all the officials came very early to see where the princess had been.
When the king saw the first door with a cross on it, he said: There it is!
But the queen found that there was also a cross on the other door, so she said: My dear husband, isn't it here?
At this time, everyone said in unison: There is one there! There is one there! Because no matter where they looked, they found a cross painted on the door. So they felt that if they continued to search, they would not get any results.
But the queen is a very smart woman. Not only can she ride in a carriage, but she can also do some other things. She took out a pair of gold scissors, cut a piece of silk into several pieces, and sewed a very delicate pouch.
The bag was filled with very fine buckwheat flour. She tied the bag to the princess's back. After arranging it in this way, she cut a small opening in the bag so that the princess could sprinkle it on the road she walked.
powder.
In the evening the dog came again. He took the princess on his back and ran with her to the soldier. The soldier loved her very much now; he really wanted to be a prince and marry her.
The dog did not notice at all that the flour had been scattered from the palace to the window of the soldier's room, where it climbed in along the wall with the princess on its back. In the morning, the king and queen had seen clearly and knew their
My daughter had been somewhere before. They caught the soldier and put him in prison.
He's sitting in jail now. Why, it's dark and dreary in there! People said to him: Tomorrow you're going to the gallows. It didn't sound funny, and he took the tinderbox
He also forgot about being in the hotel. The next morning, through the iron bars of the small window, he saw many people pouring out of the city to watch him being hanged. He heard the beating of drums and saw the soldiers marching away. Everyone was marching toward him.
Running outside. Among these people was a shoemaker's apprentice. He was still wearing a torn apron and a pair of slippers. He ran so fast that even his slippers flew away and hit a wall. The soldier was sitting there
, looking out from behind the iron railing.
Hey, you shoemaker's brat! Don't be so hasty! The soldier said to him. There's nothing to see until I'm here. But if you go to the place where I live and take my tinderbox
Get it, I can give you four dollars. But you have to run hard. The shoemaker's apprentice wanted to get the four dollars, so he ran away, took the tinder box, and gave it to the soldier.
, at the same time, we will know what has happened right away. Outside the city, a tall gallows has been erected. There are many soldiers and thousands of people standing around it. The king and queen are facing the judge.
and all the jurors, sitting on a magnificent throne.
The soldier had already stood on the ladder. However, when people were about to put the noose around his neck, he said that before accepting his judgment, a sinner can have a claim of innocence, and people should let him get it.
Satisfaction: He wanted to take a puff of cigarette very much, and this could be said to be the last puff of cigarette he would take in this world.
The king was unwilling to say no to this request. So the soldier took out his tinderbox and rubbed the fire a few times. One, two, three! Suddenly the three dogs jumped out with eyes as big as teacups.
One eye was as big as a mill wheel and another was almost as big as a round tower.
Please help me and don't let me be hanged! said the soldier.
At this time, these dogs rushed towards the judge and all the trial personnel, dragged the person's legs, bit the person's nose, and threw them several feet into the air. When they fell, they fell to the ground.
Bolognese.
Don't do this to me! said the king. But the biggest dog still grabbed him and his queen and threw them with the rest of the people. All the soldiers became frightened and the people cried out: "Little soldiers!"
Be our king! Marry that beautiful princess!
With this, the soldiers were thrust into the king's carriage. The three dogs jumped up and down in front of him, shouting: "Hail!" The child whistled with his fingers; the soldiers saluted.
The ceremony came. The princess walked out of her copper palace and became queen. She was very satisfied. The wedding ceremony lasted for eight days. The three dogs also sat on the table and opened their eyes wider than ever.