Once upon a time, there was a tree with golden apples growing in the beautiful garden of a king. Whenever the golden apples bore fruit, he would count them every day. One year, when the golden apples were ripe, he found that every night
, there will be one less golden apple. The king is very angry and makes the gardener stay under the tree all night long. The gardener first sends his eldest son to guard. At midnight, the eldest son falls asleep. The next morning
It was found that another golden apple was missing. That night, the gardener sent his second son to guard it. But at midnight, the second son also fell asleep. When he counted it in the morning, he found that one was still missing. So the third son asked to guard it.
The gardener didn't want to let him go at first, fearing that it would be dangerous for him to go, but he finally agreed to his son's request. At night, the young man lay under the tree and watched carefully. After the clock struck twelve, he heard something coming from the air.
There was a rustling sound, and upon closer inspection, it turned out that a pure gold bird flew from the tree and was pecking an apple with its beak. The gardener's son immediately jumped up, stretched out his bow and arrow and shot at the golden bird.
It did not hit the target, but only shot off one of the golden feathers on the golden bird's tail, and the golden bird flew away. The next morning, the golden feathers were delivered to the king, and the king immediately summoned the ministers for confirmation. All the ministers
They all agreed that this was a priceless golden feather, more valuable than all the wealth in the kingdom. But the king said: "A feather is of no use to me. What I want is the whole golden bird."
After the gardener's eldest son heard this, he thought it was a very easy thing, so he set out to find the golden bird. After walking not far, he came to a forest and saw a fox sitting by the forest.
He immediately took off his bow and arrow and prepared to shoot it. But the fox actually spoke: "Don't shoot me, I will give you a kind advice. I know the purpose of your trip. You must want to find the golden fox."
Bird. Tonight, you will walk to a village. When you get there, you will see two small hotels facing each other. One of them is very lively and looks very magnificent. You must not go in. The other side is very lively.
Although the entrance of a small inn is poor and simple, you should go there to spend the night." The gardener's eldest son thought: "What does such a beast know?" So he still stretched his bow and arrow and shot at the fox.
But he missed it, and the fox tucked his tail and ran into the woods. He put away his bow and arrow and continued on the road. At night, he came to the village, and there were indeed two small hotels in the village. In one of the hotels, the guests
They were singing, dancing and enjoying themselves, while the other small hotel looked dirty and shabby. Seeing this scene, he said: "What if I lived in this shabby house instead of that lovely and comfortable hotel?"
Enjoy it, am I not a big fool?" So, he walked into the bustling house without hesitation, joined the guests who were eating and drinking, and finally stayed there, living a debauched and debauched life.
Life, the golden bird, and the family have long been forgotten by him.
The eldest son never came back, and no news was heard from him. After some time, the gardener had to let the second son set off to find the golden bird. Like his brother, he also encountered the same thing: first he saw the fox
, the fox also gave him advice; then he came to the door of two small hotels, and saw his brother standing at the window of the pleasure-seeking hotel calling him in. He could not resist the temptation and went in too.
That hotel, in the end, like his brother, he forgot about the golden bird and the family.
After a while, the gardener's youngest son also wanted to go out to look for the golden bird, but his father refused to do so because he loved his son very much and was worried that he would be in misfortune and would not be able to return home. But his youngest son didn't want to.
After staying at home, his father finally agreed to let him go. When he came to the edge of the woods, he met the fox and listened to the fox's advice to him. He was not like his two children.
The elder brother shot it with a bow and arrow, but expressed his gratitude to the fox. So the fox said: "Sit on my tail, so that you can walk faster." He obeyed its words and sat on it. The fox
They immediately started running. They jumped over the trees and over the rocks at such a fast speed that even their hair swished in the wind.
When they came to the village, the young man jumped down. He kept the fox's advice in mind and walked into the ordinary and simple hotel without thinking, and spent the night there peacefully. The next morning,
He was about to go on the road when the fox came to him again and said: "Go straight ahead and you will see a castle. In front of the castle, there is a large group of soldiers lying on the ground snoring and sleeping. Don't disturb them. After entering the castle, keep walking forward."
, you will find a house. There is a wooden birdcage in the house, and the golden bird is in the cage. There is also a beautiful golden birdcage next to the wooden cage. You must not move the golden bird from that ordinary birdcage.
Please turn the birdcage into a beautiful birdcage! Otherwise you will regret it." After that, the fox stretched out its tail again and let the young people sit on it. They stepped over the bushes and over the rocks, and their hair was in the wind again.
Whooshing sound.
Arriving at the castle gate, everything was as the fox said. The gardener's son then walked into the castle and found the house. The golden bird was locked in the wooden bird cage hanging in the house. The wooden bird
There was also a golden birdcage under the cage, and next to it were the three lost golden apples. He thought: It is ridiculous to put such a beautiful bird away in such an ordinary birdcage.
So he opened the wooden birdcage, took out the golden bird and prepared to put it in the golden birdcage. At this moment, the golden bird raised its head and shouted, all the soldiers woke up, and they immediately caught him and put him in the golden birdcage.
He was brought before their king. The next morning, he was tried in court. After all the statements were made, he was sentenced to death, but the king asked him to find the golden horse that ran like the wind. If he could do it,
Not only can he be spared the death penalty, but he can also be allowed to take away the golden bird.
He set out on the road again, sighing and looking very desperate along the way. At this time, his good friend the fox came again, and he said: "Look, you didn't listen to my advice, and these things happened. However, if you press
If you do what I tell you, I will tell you how to find the golden horse. To find the horse, just keep moving forward and you will enter a castle. The golden horse is standing in the stable of the castle. The groom
He is sleeping and snoring next to the stable. You quietly take the horse away and put the old leather saddle on the horse next to the stable. Be sure not to put on the gold saddle!" After saying this, the young man sat down.
On the tail of the fox, they stepped over the trees and over the rocks, their hair swishing in the wind.
Everything was just as the fox said. The groom was lying there snoring, with one hand still on the golden saddle. When the gardener's son saw the golden horse, he thought that he should put the leather saddle on the golden horse.
The horse was too aggrieved, and he thought: "I will match the golden saddle to the golden horse, so that it matches well." When he took the golden saddle, the groom woke up and immediately screamed loudly. Hearing
The guards immediately rushed in and caught him. The next morning, he was taken to court again. The result of the trial was that he was sentenced to death, but he could be exempted if he could bring a beautiful princess from far away.
The death penalty and the gold and horse also belonged to him, so he had no choice but to agree.
With a heavy heart, he hit the road again. The familiar fox appeared in front of him again and said: "Why didn't you listen to me? If you had listened to me, you would have the golden bird and the golden horse now.
Well, let me give you another piece of advice. Keep going and you will reach a castle at night. At twelve o'clock in the evening, the princess is going to the bathhouse. You jump up and kiss her, and she will
Let you take her away from there. But be careful, never allow her to say goodbye to her parents!" After saying that, the fox stretched out its tail and let him sit on it. They stepped over the trees and over the rocks, their hair was in the wind.
Whooshing sound.
When he arrived at the castle, everything was as the fox said. At twelve o'clock in the evening, while the young man was waiting for the girl to take a bath, he jumped forward and kissed her, and she immediately said yes.
She followed him, but begged him with tears in her eyes to let her go and say goodbye to her father. At first he refused, but then seeing her sad look, he agreed to her. When she came to her father's room, the guards woke up.
, so he became a prisoner again.
He was brought before the king, who said: "There is no way you can get my daughter, unless you can dig out the mountain in front of my window that blocks my view within eight days." That mountain is so big.
, even if all the people in the world were used to dig, I'm afraid they wouldn't be able to dig it out. After he worked for seven days, the mountain still seemed untouched. When he was desperate, the fox came again. It said: "You go
Go to sleep and I will dig it for you." When he woke up the next morning, the mountain was gone. He happily came to the king and told him that the mountain had been dug out and he had to marry the princess to him.
The king had to fulfill his promise and let the young man and the princess leave. On the way, the fox came to him and said: "We will have all three treasures: the princess, the golden horse, and the golden bird." The young man listened and said
: "Really! This is not an easy task. How can you do it?"
The fox said: "As long as you listen to my instructions, you can do it. When you go to see the king, he will ask you for the beautiful princess. If you give the princess to him, he will be very happy. After riding on him, he will give it to you.
After the golden horse, you reach out to say goodbye to them, shake hands with the princess at last, then take this opportunity to quickly pull her onto the horse and sit behind you, kick the golden horse hard, and gallop away at full speed."
Everything went smoothly. The young man rode a horse and took the princess to meet the fox. The fox said to him again: "When you go to the castle where the golden bird is, the princess and I will stay by the city gate. You ride
Go into the city with a golden horse and deliver a message to the king. When he sees that it is indeed the horse he wants, he will let you take away the golden bird. But you must sit still on the horse and say you want to see the bird.
In order to confirm whether it is the real golden bird. When you pick up the golden bird in your hand, fly away immediately."
Everything went as the fox ordered. He took the golden bird out of the castle. After meeting the princess, they rode their horses to a large forest. At this time, the fox said to him: "Please kill me and cut off my hair."
Head and feet." But the young man refused. He thought it was an ungrateful act. The fox said again: "It's fine if you don't kill me, but no matter what, I will give you a piece of advice: There are two things you have to be careful about.
, Never ransom anyone from the gallows, never sit on the bank of the river." After saying that, the fox left. The young man thought: "Okay! It is not difficult to do this."
He and the princess were riding back home. When they came to the village where the two brothers lived, they heard a lot of noise and noise. He asked a man what had happened, and the man said: "There is something wrong."
Two people are going to be hanged." When he came closer, he saw that the two people were actually his brothers, and they had now become robbers. He immediately asked: "Is there no way to save them?" Then
The man said: "There is no way unless someone is willing to spend all his money on these two villains to buy their freedom." After hearing this, he took out the required ransom without thinking and handed over the two brothers.
He was rescued and then walked home with his two brothers.
When they came to the woods where they first encountered the fox, it was very cool. The two brothers said happily: "Let's go to the river and sit, rest for a while, eat something, and drink some water!" He said immediately
: "Okay!" He completely forgot the fox's advice and sat down by the river. He didn't expect anything unfortunate to happen. The two brothers had ulterior motives and quietly walked up behind him and pushed him violently.
After getting off the river bank, they took the princess, the golden horse and the golden bird home. After they saw the king, they said: "All these are obtained by our hard work." This made everyone very happy.
But the horse stopped eating, the birds stopped singing, and the princess cried all day long.
The young son fell onto the river bed. Fortunately, the river bed was almost dry, but his bones were almost broken. He lay on the river bed for a long time before he stood up. The river bank was very steep, and he could not find the way to the shore.
The fox appeared again, and it blamed him for not listening to its advice, otherwise this disaster would not have happened. Finally, the fox said: "I can't let you stay here, so I will save you from danger again."
Come! Grab my tail and hold it tight." Then, he pulled him to the river bank. After getting ashore, the fox said to him: "Your brothers are still wary of you. As soon as you show up, they will find you.
, they will kill you." He had to dress up as a poor man and quietly came to the king's yard. As soon as he entered the door, the horses began to eat, the birds began to sing, and the princess stopped singing.
Crying. When he saw the king, he told him all the fraud and misdeeds of his brother. The king immediately sent people to arrest them and punish them. The princess returned to him. Later, the king died, and he
He became the heir to this kingdom.
A long time later, one day, he went for a walk in the woods and met the fox again. The fox begged him in tears to kill it and cut off its head and feet, and finally he had to do it. He had just finished it.
, the fox immediately turned into a person, and this person turned out to be the princess's brother who had been missing for many years.