A fairy tale to overcome the mercy of fate

Once upon a time, there were seven sisters, all daughters of the king. They grew up in the palace and lived carefree all day. So there is a folk proverb: "For the rich, candles are as bright as the sun."

Time passed day by day, and in a blink of an eye, the oldest of them was going to be twenty-one years old, and the youngest, Saint Gina, was fourteen years old. At this time, happiness left them, and sadness came to them. It turned out that this year, the enemy attacked their country, the king lost his army and, of course, his crown, and finally he himself became a prisoner. The queen and her seven daughters had to flee to a foreign country, hide in a remote forest and live in a dark little house where charcoal burners used to live.

At this time, the seven girls really know that there is still such a proverb in the world: "For the poor, the sun is as dim as a candle." They don't have soft mats and satin quilts, only bare boards are covered with a thin layer of hay; They don't have any gold and silver bowls and lamps, only one clay pot and eight wooden spoons. In the earthen pot, sometimes there are mushrooms and porridge, and sometimes there is nothing.

One night, the queen went out of the hut and sat on the threshold for a while. At this moment, an old woman came up with a basket in her hand and asked:

"Do you want to buy some berries for wine?"

"Ah, kind woman," said the queen with a sigh, "not long ago, I could buy a hundred baskets from you, and now I have no money. If you like, you can exchange this comb for seven berries, and I can give it to my seven daughters. "

"I don't want a comb." The old woman said, "But I can give you berries." But you must tell me what makes you sad. Maybe I can help you a little. "

So the queen told the old woman everything that happened last year.

After listening, the old woman shook her head and said:

"The unfortunate queen! One of your seven daughters has a bad fate. She caused all your misfortunes. If you live with her, you won't be happy. "

When the queen heard these words, she believed the old woman's words and asked her:

"Which of my daughters has the worst fate?"

"You go back and see, the sleeping man, his hands crossed on his chest. As long as you get rid of her, everything will be fine. " After that, the old woman picked up the basket from the ground and disappeared behind the Woods.

At this time, the queen went into the hut, lit candles, bent down and looked at her eldest daughter. She fell asleep with her hands open. Look at the second daughter, I see her hands under her head; Looking at the third daughter, I saw her palm under her cheek; Looking at the fourth daughter, I saw her hand under the pillow; Looking at the fifth daughter again, I saw that she covered her eyes with her hands; Looking at the sixth daughter again, I saw that she had one hand on her chest and the other hand on her ass. Finally, the queen moved the candle to her youngest daughter, St. Gina, and looked at her. She almost cried: the little daughter's hands crossed her chest. At this time, the queen knelt by her little daughter's bed and wept bitterly. Tears ran down her cheeks, just like a tear on the girl's cheek, which woke her up. She only heard her mother crying and saying something:

"My little daughter, you are so cute. Is it really you who brings misfortune to the family? No, no. My poor Santa Gina, no matter what the old woman says, I won't drive you away, but I'd rather share all the misfortunes brought by your bad luck! "

The little princess heard everything the queen said. She was very sad, but she closed her eyes and lay quietly, showing no sign of waking up.

The queen cried for a long time at the little princess's bedside. Slowly, she was tired of crying and dozed off. The little princess took this opportunity to get up and pack up her utensils, old clothes and socks. Into a bag, she looked at her sleeping sister and mother affectionately and left the house alone.

It is dark outside, but the little princess is not afraid of anything. She walked in the forest. Slowly, the sun rose and she realized that she had reached the plain. Looking around, there are no hills or Woods, only a house in the distance. So she walked to the house. When she went to the front and looked into the window, she saw three women weaving in it. One woman is knitting with gold thread, another woman is knitting with silver thread, and another woman is knitting with red thread. Under the skillful hand of the weaver, a very beautiful pattern was woven, and the princess almost lost in thought.

Suddenly, the woman who knitted with gold thread looked up and found the little princess, so she stood up, opened the door and asked:

"Want to come in?"

The princess replied:

"If allowed, I really want to stay here, and I will help you; If you don't let me stay, I will leave. "

The weaver discussed it and said:

"It doesn't matter, you stay!"

So the little princess began to work. "She swept the floor, made a stove, cooked, and learned to spin. Woven women often praise her hard work.

On this day, the sun was setting, and one of the oldest weavers said to the princess:

"Today, we are invited to visit. It's a long way. I won't be back until tomorrow morning.

You should take good care of the house after we leave. You know, our thread is made of gold, silver and satin. The cloth on the loom was used by the king to make clothes for his fiancee when he got married. After we leave, you should bolt the door and hang a big lock outside. "Say that finish, the weavers put on holiday clothes and left.

The little princess cleaned up everything in the house, then picked up a straw mat and put it in the corner, blew out the candles and fell asleep slowly.

Sleeping until midnight, she felt a rustling sound in the room, as if someone was walking around the room.

So he called.

"who?"

From the darkness came a hoarse voice like an old man:

"It's me, your destiny, and tomorrow morning you will see what kind of gift I have prepared for you."

When fate ended, "Xi Xi Xi" gave a shrill laugh. Everything is calm again.

The little princess thought that the door was closed tightly and no one could get in. This must be my dream!

Thinking, she turned over, closed her eyes and fell asleep.

The next morning, while the little princess was still sleeping, the weavers went home. When they saw the door closed, they knocked at it desperately. When the princess heard these words, she quickly stood up and opened the door. As soon as the door opened, the weavers came in and the sun shone in.

The weavers looked at it, alas! The spinning wheel was damaged, and the woven gold cloth and silver cloth were cut into pieces.

The weavers were so angry that the little princess herself was too anxious to speak.

Only then did she realize that what happened last night was not a dream, but a fact.

At this time, the weavers shouted at the little princess:

"You unlucky guy! Is this how you repay us? Get out! "

Say that finish, gave a kick and kicked the little princess out.

In this way, the little princess began to wander again. She doesn't know where she should go.

Go, go, in the evening, she arrived at a village. I see all the windows are lit. Take a closer look, almost every atmosphere is sitting around the stove to eat.

But she dared not knock on any door, because she knew that her fierce fate would bring misfortune to people. So, I sat down outside, huddled up and prepared for the night.

The little princess just closed her eyes when suddenly the door opened and her master came out. When she saw a man sitting at the door, she asked:

What are you doing here?

"Sorry, I really don't have the strength to go," said the little princess. "Please don't drive me away."

"Little girl, it seems that you don't know what this place is and who you are talking to. I want to send wine to the king. I can't let you sit at the door. You stand up and go into the house to have a rest. "

The little princess hesitated and went in.

"Just climb on these barrels and sleep," said the master.

At this time, the little princess forgot everything and climbed into the bucket and fell asleep.

Sleeping until midnight, the little princess was awakened by the sound of "brushing". Then, there was a hoarse laugh:

"Hey, little girl, you can't escape from me anywhere."

The little princess knew that she had committed iniquity again, so she cried loudly:

"come on Come on! "

The host heard the sound and ran over with a candle. He saw no one in the hut except the girl.

But look at the side: something is wrong. The door of the cellar passage was open and the king's wine was spilled all over the floor in the cellar. Ten empty barrels are floating on top of the wine.

What can the little princess say? She silently endured the beating and scolding of her master. The host scolded enough and got tired of playing, so he pushed her out of the door.

The little princess began to wander again with painful tears. At noon, she came to the river and saw a woman washing clothes.

When this woman saw her coming, she said:

"Hello, girl, I'm Francesca, the laundryman. I am looking for someone else to help me, girl. I wonder if you would like to? "

The little princess said:

"I'm happy to help you if you need it."

"Then let's get started." Francesca said, "I wipe the soap and you wash it."

They worked quickly, and soon all the clothes were washed and hung up. When the clothes were dry, the little princess sat on the grass and began to mend the hole in her clothes. Francesca also came to help, but she was much worse than the little princess. So, she said:

"I have been washing and mending clothes for our king for almost twenty years. I always think that no one in the world can do it better than me. But now I understand that I can only be your assistant. Girl, you stay and live with me. "

"Good woman," said the little princess, "I dare not even enter your door, let alone live with you."

"Why?"

"Because my unfortunate fate has been following me. Wherever I go, unfortunate things will happen. "

"This is a trivial matter!" Francesca said disapprovingly, "Of course, fate is very important, but man is not a weather vane that can be blown by the wind at will. People can go against the wind and make their vicious fate better. You sit here and I'll come right away. "

After a while, the washerwoman returned. She brought two pieces of red bread and said to the princess:

"You take these breads well, and then, you walk along the river bank, and the river will guide you to the seaside, where you stand calling my fate."

Hearing this, the little princess asked in surprise:

"How can fate call?"

"Of course! You shout even louder: Hey, Francesca's fate, come on. You shout like this three times, and then my fate will appear in front of you. You should treat it politely, and then, you give my destiny a loaf of bread and bow to it for me. You have to ask it how to find your destiny. It will definitely tell you, and then you will give the second bread to your own destiny. "

The little princess took these words to heart. She walked along the river bank and soon came to the seaside. She called Francesca's fate three times, and fate really appeared in front of her. The little princess said:

"The fate of Mrs Francesca! Francesca asked me to say hello. This bread is for you. If you will do me the honor, please tell me how to find my own destiny. "

"I can tell you." Fate said to Francesca, "But don't be surprised when you see her. Your fate is an extremely vicious old woman. Do you see the winding path leading to the mountains ahead? You go along this road When you come to a mountain pass, you turn to the first crack in the rock. There is a stove in the darkest corner, and an old woman is busy by the stove. This is your destiny. Try to talk to her when you are there, because talking to her. It's not easy, even the devil can't help it. "

Hearing this, the little princess was not afraid at all, and ventured to the path leading to the mountain. Sure enough, in the first crack in the rock, a stove was found, and there was an old woman next to it. Oh, how ugly she looks! The gray hair is messy and dirty, the nose is full of cigarette oil, and the clothes are torn into strips. The little princess is sixteen years old, but she can swear that fate has not bathed in these sixteen years.

At this moment, the old woman saw the little princess coming and muttered:

"What are you doing here? When I need you, I will come to you in person. Now get out of here! "

"I'm leaving soon, but before I go, please accept this bread as a gift."

"Well, you put it here."

When fate finished, she turned and turned her back on the girl. Hearing this, the little princess softened the old woman's voice. So she put the bread on the stove and walked away quietly.

Besides, Francesca, the washerwoman, took the clothes that the little princess helped to wash to the king. The young king looked at the clothes and was surprised. He said:

"Aunt Francesca"

Why does the king call aunt washerwoman? It turns out that the king knew Francesca from the moment he knew one thing. Francesca also washed his diapers.

"Aunt Francesca, you have never washed better than today. How white the clothes are! This patch is better than the pattern on my shirt! I'll give you ten Scudo this time. "

Francesca is certainly happy. She used the money to buy all kinds of things for the little princess, including clothes, shoes and a black embroidered scarf.

In this way, the little princess lived in Francesca's house as a washerwoman for a whole week. This day is Monday. On Mondays, Francesca's family always washes many clothes for the king. This time, two people washed together, and they all finished washing before noon. Then the little princess was busy sewing and ironing clothes all night.

The next morning, when the washerwoman brought the clothes to the king, the king said:

"Aunt Francesca, your craft is becoming more and more complicated. Look, these folds are very hot! White-collar workers are washed as white as foam at sea. "

This time, the king gave Francesca 20 yuan.

After thanking the king, the washerwoman went shopping with the money. However, this time I bought not only clothes, shoes and beautiful headscarves, but also soap, sponge, comb and an expensive bottle of rose oil. She took her shopping home and said to the little princess:

"You see, what gift I have prepared for your fate. You should go and see destiny's house quickly. You should give her a bath before putting on new clothes. "

The fate of the little princess is still as dirty as before, but it is more polite to see the little princess.

"Did you bring any bread?"

"Of course, my dear Mrs. Destiny."

After that, the little princess gave the bread to fate. But when fate approached the little princess, the little princess held her hand tightly, dragged her to the river and scrubbed the old woman with a sponge covered with soap. The old woman suddenly shouted:

"I don't want to wash! I don't want to wash! "

But the little princess ignored her cry, wiped her clean, combed her hair, put on new clothes and shoes, and poured a whole bottle of rose oil on her.

Ah, now standing in front of the princess is a lovely and kind old woman! She smells like dozens of roses. Fate is always obsessed with itself. She said to the little princess:

"You are so smart! It is often the case that when a person has a vicious fate, he often only knows to complain and curse the fate, which makes the fate even more vicious. And you, my dear, are trying to find a way to make your destiny better. Now, everything will be fine for you. Thank you for your gift. Please accept my little gift. "

After that, fate gave the little princess a small box. After thanking the old woman, the little princess ran back to Francesca She wiped her sweat with Francesca. Guess what's inside? There is always only one bangs that is only one finger long.

Francesca said:

"It's not generous of the old lady to send such a small gift. Please put the box in the chest of drawers. "

Monday is here again. As usual, the little princess and Francesca washed clothes together. The next day, Francesca went into the palace with her clothes.

This time, the king didn't look at the clothes. It turned out that he had something on his mind.

At this time, French card said:

"Your Majesty, Aunt Francesca dares to ask you, what's bothering you?"

The king said:

"Aunt Francesca, I have one thousand disasters and one hundred unpleasant things. Did you see the matchmaker find me a fiancee in a coastal country? "

"What's wrong with this? Getting married is a happy thing. "

"But I'm not happy at all. First, I didn't drink when I got married. A girl ran to my winemaker and let out all the wine in the barrel ... "

"This is not a disaster!" Francesca said, "When the guests are exhausted from dancing, they can't tell what wine is to quench their thirst, so they go and get some."

"Second," the king continued, "I want to make three dresses for my fiancee: one is gold, one is silver and the other is red. Three female weavers have finished weaving satin, but a girl sneaked up on them and cut all the valuable cloth. "

"Ah, your majesty," Francesca said, "the most beautiful dress for a fiancee is white."

"I think so too. The white satin dress is ready, but it's too bad, Aunt Francesca. I didn't expect enough fate. A small piece is missing, as long as a finger. This kind of edging is not available in the whole country. "

"Your majesty! Wait a minute, I'll bring it to you right away! "

Francesca ran home and brought the king a small box with decorations. When the king saw it, it was almost the same as that on his fiancee's clothes.

"Very well, Aunt Francesca! You helped me, and I will give you gold as heavy as this pendant. "

The king called people frills, and these people weighed them with scales. As a result, no matter how much gold is put on one side, the side with the trimmings is always the same.

"Aunt Francesca," the king asked, "tell me the truth. Whose side decoration is this? "

Francesca told the king the story of the little princess. The king listened and wanted to see the little princess.

After a while, the little princess put on new clothes and came to the palace. The king and the little princess fell in love at first sight. It is not surprising that they are young and beautiful.

The king immediately called the matchmaker and said:

"You have found me a fiancee, and now I have found a girl in my own country. If you like the girl on the other side of the sea, you will marry her. " Then the king ordered preparations for the wedding.

Three days before the wedding, the little princess said to the king:

"Your Majesty, I really want to know my dear parents and sisters."

"Don't worry," said the king, "I sent a messenger to a neighboring country the day I first met you.

Today, the messenger came back with good news: your father escaped from the prison camp, he assembled the army and regained the crown; Now, he is with your mother. Your sister is coming here. "

Of course, the little princess was very happy

It's time for the wedding. The bride and groom sat in the main seat, surrounded by the little princess's father, mother and six sisters, and of course, Aunt Francesca was there.

There is a female guest standing behind the bride's chair. Every time I hear the little princess laugh, she always nods happily. But no one can see this guest except the little princess, because this is her own fate.