Once upon a time, there was a king who had three sons. The eldest and second son were smart, but the youngest son was simple-minded and didn't like to talk. People called him "short-minded".
The king was old and weak. Thinking about what happened after his death, he found it difficult to determine which son would inherit the throne. He called his three sons and said to them: "Whoever brings back the most beautiful carpet will inherit the throne."
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He thought that this way they would have nothing to argue with. He led his sons outside, blew on the three feathers, and said, "You split up and follow the direction the feathers pointed."
One of the three feathers faced east, one faced west, and the third flew straight up for a while before falling to the ground. The two brothers laughed at the "short-minded" brother because he could only stay in the local area, and then
They went here and there looking for the most beautiful carpet.
The little prince sat down on the ground very sadly, and suddenly found a floor door next to the feather. He opened the cover and saw several stairs, so he walked down the steps. Soon there was another door, and he reached out and knocked.
, I heard someone inside say:
"The green maid is lame,
The lame puppy jumps everywhere,
Let’s see who comes.”
When the door opened, I saw a huge toad squatting there, surrounded by small toads. It asked the little prince what he wanted, and the little prince said: "I want the most beautiful carpet with the best texture in the world."
The big toad called a little toad and said to it:
"The green maid is lame,
The lame puppy jumps everywhere,
Bring the big box and take a look."
The little toad then moved a big box, and the big toad opened the lid and took out a carpet for "Quick Eyes". The carpet was of excellent texture, and the patterns and colors were also very beautiful. No one in the world could weave it. The little prince
After thanking the big toad, he took the carpet and came out.
Besides, the two elder brothers thought their younger brother was stupid and believed that he could not find any good rugs, so they did not want to go through all the trouble of looking for them. They all bought some coarsely woven woolen handkerchiefs from the shepherd's wife they met first.
He brought it back. At this time, "Quexinyan" also came back. He handed the extremely beautiful carpet to his father. When the king saw it, he was surprised and said: "To be fair, the throne should belong to the little prince."
But the other two brothers quarreled that they could not let "Short-minded" become the king, because he did not consider everything carefully. They made the king uneasy and insisted on competing again.
The king then said: "Whoever brings me the most beautiful ring will inherit the throne." Then he took his three sons outside, blew three feathers into the air, and asked them to follow the direction the feathers pointed.
The eldest prince and the second prince moved to the east and to the west again, and the "short-hearted" feather rose upwards and then fell to the same place.
His brothers laughed at him and said that he could not find the gold ring, but he took out the old gold ring and took it to the gold shop to have it remade. The little prince climbed down like last time and asked the big toad for the most beautiful ring in the world.
Big Toad ordered a big box to be brought in and took out a sparkling gemstone ring. Its craftsmanship was so exquisite that no craftsman on earth could make it.
When the little prince gave the gold ring to the king, the father said: "The throne belongs to the little prince."
But the two brothers were still unwilling to give in. They kept putting pressure on their father to make him agree to compete again. They also said that whoever brought home the most beautiful girl would succeed to the throne.
The king blew three feathers into the sky, and they pointed in the same direction as before.
"Quixinyan" immediately went down to find the big toad and said, "I want to take home the most beautiful girl in the world!"
"Oh? The most beautiful girl!" said the big toad, "She's not at home right now. But you can still take her home." Then he handed him a hollow radish with six little mice in it.
"Short-minded," the little prince said helplessly: "What's the use of these?"
The big toad said: "Just grab a small toad and put it in."
He grabbed one and put it in. Before the little toad sat down, it immediately turned into a beautiful and dignified girl, the carrot turned into a real carriage, and the six little mice turned into six horses. "
"Quexinyan" kissed the girl and immediately drove the carriage back to see his father. His two brothers also came back later. They did not want to put in more effort to find the beautiful girl, but brought back the peasant girl they met first.
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The king saw it and said: "After my death, the little prince will inherit the throne."
The two brothers quarreled and quarreled, saying: "We don't agree with a 'short-minded' being the king!" The quarrel was so loud that the king almost went deaf.
They asked to hang a circle in the center of the hall. Whoever's wife can jump through it will inherit the throne. They thought to themselves: "The peasant girl is strong and strong. There will be no problem in jumping over the circle, but the beautiful girl will definitely fall."
die."
The king had no choice but to agree. First, the two village girls jumped. They jumped over, but they were so clumsy that they broke their thick hands and feet. It was the little prince's turn for the beautiful girl, and she passed over with a slight jump.
, as light as a deer. No one had anything to say at this time. The little prince inherited the throne and became a wise king.