According to legend, there used to be a family where the parents gave birth to eight children, seven of whom were sons and the youngest was a daughter. After the daughter was born, although she was very beautiful and cute, she was too frail and thin. They thought she might survive.
If she didn't come down, I decided to baptize her immediately.
The father sent one son to ask him to quickly go to the well to get some water. When the other six saw this, they also followed him like a swarm of swarms, each of them vying to be the first to draw water. While you were fighting for it, they
The big water jug fell into the well. This time, they were dumbfounded. You looked at me and I looked at you. They stood by the well in a daze and didn't know what to do. They didn't dare to go back to the house.
At this time, my father was anxiously waiting for them to bring the water. Seeing that they had not come back for a long time, he said, "They must be joking and forgot about this." He waited and waited.
When he didn't see them coming back, he got angry and cursed, saying that they should all turn into crows. As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a croaking sound above his head. He looked up and found seven coal-like black crows circling above.
Seeing that his angry words had become reality, he regretted it and didn't know what to do. He lost seven sons and was very sad. Fortunately, his youngest daughter became stronger day by day after being baptized.
And as he grew older, he became more and more beautiful, which finally gave him some comfort as a father.
As her daughter grew up, she never knew that she had seven brothers. Her father and mother were very careful and never mentioned it in front of her. Finally one day, she overheard people talking about her. They said
: "She is indeed very beautiful, but it is a pity that her seven brothers suffered misfortune because of her." She was very sad after hearing this, and asked her parents if she had any brothers. They said
What happened? Her parents could no longer hide the truth from her. In order to comfort her, they said that everything was God's will, that her birth and arrival were God's arrangements, and that she was innocent. But the little girl
She still couldn't eat, couldn't sleep, and was in pain every day. She secretly made up her mind to find ways to get her seven brothers back. One day, she ran away from home secretly and went to the vast outside.
She searched for her brother everywhere in the world. She thought: No matter where they went, she would not hesitate to give them her own life to let them restore their true colors and gain freedom as human beings!
When she went out, she only brought a small ring that her parents had given her before, a piece of bread to satisfy her hunger, a pot of water to quench her thirst, and a small stool to rest on when she was tired.
She walked, searched, and searched until she found the distant horizon and came to the sun. But the sun was too hot and fierce, so she ran away in a hurry and came to the moon. But the moon was too cold and cruel.
, and said: "I smell human flesh and blood!" She quickly ran to the stars again. The stars were very friendly and kind to her, and each star sat on their own little stool. When the morning star stood up
As he flew upward, he gave the little girl a small piece of wood and said: "If you don't have this small piece of wood, you can't open the door of the castle on [Glass Mountain]. Your brother lives in that castle."
." The little sister took the small piece of wood, wrapped it in cloth, said goodbye to the stars, and set off to continue looking for her brother.
After an arduous journey, she finally found the Glass Mountain. When she came to the city gate, she saw that the door was locked. She took out the cloth bag and untied it, and found that the small wooden block inside was missing. She didn't know when she opened the door with good intentions.
The gift from the star was lost. What should she do? She wanted to save her brother, but she didn't have the key to the Glass Mountain Castle. The determined and loyal little sister gritted her teeth, took out a knife from her pocket and cut off her little finger.
When she got down, the finger was exactly the same size as the lost piece of wood. She inserted her finger into the keyhole of the door, and the door was opened.
She walked into the castle and met a dwarf. He asked: "What are you looking for?" The little sister replied: "I am looking for the seven crows. They are my brothers." The dwarf said: "
My master is not at home. If you insist on waiting for them to come back, please come in." At this time, the dwarf was preparing dinner for the crows. He placed seven plates on the table and put food on the plates.
Seven more glasses of water were brought and placed next to the plate. The little sister ate a small piece of everything on each plate, drank a small sip of the water in each small cup, and put the small ring she had brought with her.
Put it into the last cup.
Suddenly, she heard the sound of flapping wings and croaking in the air, and the dwarf immediately said: "My masters are back." She hurriedly hid behind the door, wanting to hear what they would say.
As soon as the seven crows came in, they were eager to find their own plates and cups to eat and drink. They shouted one after another: "Who ate the things on my plate? Who drank a little bit of the water in my cup?"
?
Quack, quack, quack, quack, quack!
I understand,
This must be a human mouth."
When the seventh crow finished drinking the water, he found a ring in the cup. He looked carefully and recognized that it belonged to their parents, and said, "Hey! Our little sister is here! We will be saved."
"When the little sister heard this, she ran out immediately. As soon as she appeared, the seven crows immediately returned to their human forms. They hugged and kissed each other tightly, and happily returned to their parents.