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000
The Hen and the Little Girl
In a country home, a mother hen and her
cute chicks were living happily.
A
little girl came to visit the country home, but
was very bored. One
night,
the
girl
went
into
the
chicken
house.
As
soon
as
she
went
in,
there was disorder.
Here and there cries of the chickens
could be heard. The father, who was
inside, woke up.
going
on?
Why
are
you
bothering
the
chickens?
I'm
bored.
The girl went into the
chicken house, again, the next day. There was a
racket again, as the chickens were
frightened. The moon in the night sky
was worried. This time, the little
girl's father will not be forgiving.
Finally, the sleeping father woke up.
chance
wrong
with you?
Is
it
okay
to bother
animals
that
can't
talk?
You
need
to
be
punished.
When
the
little
girl
saw
her
father's
angry
face, she began to
cry.
today
I
went
in
to
apologize
to
the
chickens.
I
was
going
to
hug
the
chickens.
When
the father heard what his daughter said, a smile
quickly appeared
on
his
face.
are
truly
my
daughter.
The
father
praised
his
daughter. He was proud
of his daughter that knew how to apologize. The
moon in the sky gave a big laugh, too.
001
The Mermaid Princess
In
the
deep,
sea
palace,
there
lived
a
mermaid
princess.
Whenever
she
sang a song with her
beautiful voice, everyone envied her. However, the
mermaid princess wanted to go to the
outside world.
her.
sea.
Finally, it was the
mermaid princess' 15th birthday. She went up to
the
sea.
The
princess
saw
a
great
ship.
And
she
saw
a
handsome
prince
standing on the ship. The princess fell
in love with him at first sight.
However, as thunder and lightning
struck, the ship sank on its side. The
prince lost his consciousness and fell
deep into the sea.
prince fell into the
water. Let me hurry and save him.
The
princess
saved
the
prince
and
laid
him
on
the
sand.
The
princess
took care of him
all night. When the prince opened his eyes, the
mermaid
princess hid from him. She
thought he might get scared by her tail. Just
then, a princess from a neighbor land
came out to see the sea and she
saw the
prince.
The princess watched from a far
the prince who always came out to the
sea at night. The princess was very
sad. She wanted to become a human so
that she could be with the prince.
She asked the witch.
give
me
your
beautiful
voice.
If
the
prince
marries
someone
else,
you
will become a water bubble. You must
marry the prince.
On the sand, she drank
the medicine that the witch had given her. With
the big sudden pain, she turned into a
human. Just then, the prince who
came
out to the sea saw the princess.
The
prince
took
the
princess
who
could
not
speak,
to
his
palace.
Although she could not speak, she was
happy to be living near the prince.
The
prince was going to be married to a princess from
a neighbor land.
saved your
life.' But, her voice could not be heard.
At night, the mermaid princess' older
sisters came up to the sea. They
gave
the mermaid princess a knife and said,
this knife, you can be a mermaid again.
If you don't, you will become a
water
bubble.
On the night of the wedding, the
mermaid princess was going to stab the
sleeping
prince
with
the
knife.
But,
she
could
not
kill
the
loving
prince.
came, the mermaid turned into a water
bubble and went up to heaven.
002
The Naked King
Long, long
time ago, there lived a very fancy king. The king
changed his
clothes 12 times a day. He
really liked to show off to his subjects.
clothes are the best in the
world.
One
day,
two
tailors
planned
a
trick.
don't
we
teach
that
stupid
and
extravagant
king
a
lesson.
He
doesn't
even
worry
about
his
starving people.
The two men
went to see the king.
We have brought
the most beautiful cloth in the whole
world.
not everyone is able to see the
cloth. Those that tell lies and have bad
hearts are not able to see this fine
cloth.
After
the
king
heard
those
words,
he
became
very
interested.
there really be such a
cloth? If I can make clothes out of those cloths,
my clothes will be the best in the
whole world. Hurry and show me the
cloth.
The tailors pretended
that the cloth was real, as they showed it to the
king.
The
king
and
the
fine-
spoken
subjects
could
not
see
anything
before them. But, none of them could
show that they could not see it.
The
king and his fine-spoken subjects just looked at
each other. Then,
the tailor quickly
spoke in a arrogant manner.
man here?
How can you look at this beautiful cloth and not
praise it.
Among the subjects, one of
them made a flattering comment out loud.
This is the first time that I have seen
such a wonderful cloth.
subjects tried
to be the first to praise the cloth. Then, the
king was
amazed with the beauty of the
cloth, too.
The
king
gave
the
money
and
ordered
them
to
make
his
clothes.
For
several days, the tailors pretended to
be making the clothes. The king
became
worried
and
told
one
of
his
subjects
to
go
and
see
how
the
clothes was coming
along.
The
subject
could
not
say
how
much
the
clothes
had
been
completed.
As
hard as he looked, he could not see it.
But, he could not say that he
was
unable
to
see
it.
Instead,
he
pretended
to
be
amazed
at
how
beautiful it was coming along.
A few days later, the tailors came back
with the King's clothes.
you
are,
try
on
this
clothes.
The
king
was
not
able
to
honestly
say
that he could not see
the clothes. He, too, pretended to look over it.
One man said,
the
world.
good idea.
The
king
walked
out
to
the
street
very
proudly
and
walked
with
pride.
All the people in the
land came out to see the king's new clothes. They
were all surprised, though.
Just then, a little girl shouted out,
said,
The king now realized
the truth. However, with only his undergarments
on,
he still walked in a dignified
manner. Even though he was embarrassed,
he could not stop walking. Why not?
Because he was the king.
003
The Elf of the Rose
There
once
was
a
rose
bush
in
full
bloom
in
a
big
garden.
An
elf
was
living in the most beautiful rose in
the garden, and she was so small
that
people could not see her. She had long blond hair
to her toes and
beautiful wings.
One
day,
it
got
dark
before
she
got
home.
She
had
been
dancing
and
flying
around
so
she
didn't
have
time
to
get
back
to
the
rose
bush.
Suddenly,
the
weather
got
cold,
evening
dew
started
to
fall,
and
a
strong
wind
began
to
blow.
She
could
not
stay
in
the
other
flowers
because they were all closed up.
had never stayed outside at
night. There was a twinkling light from the
other
side
of
the
garden.
too
cold,
and
I
am
scared.
Maybe
I
should spend tonight
there.
The elf flew to a pavilion on the
other side of the garden in a hurry.
But
there
were
already
two
people
in
the
pavilion.
A
beautiful
young
lady and a handsome man were praying
that they would never be apart from
each other. They were in love.
me away because he does not
like our marriage. Oh my bride, please wait
for me until I come back to
you!
She pulled off a rose from the bush
which was aside her and kissed it.
Then
she gave him the rose as a token of her love. At
that moment, the
rose opened up. The
elf went into the rose secretly.
At
that moment, a horrible looking man entered the
pavillion. He was the
brother of the
young lady.
his sword and cut the young
man and buried him under a linden-tree.
little boy want to marry my
sister? It is common to die during a trip,
so nobody will suspect me of murdering
him.
clothes and disappeared.
The elf woke up and found she was in
the middle of a dark forest.
The forest
is moving!
young lady's brother. She
shivered with fear and anger.
When they
got in the house, the young lady from the garden
was crying.
The man looked at his
sister and gave her a chilly smile, and went to
bed.
sadly and fell asleep.
The
elf
sat
down
quietly
spreading
her
wings
and
told
the
young
lady
what she saw that day.
you
dig under the linden-tree in the garden, you will
find your fiance.
It is your brother
who killed him.
The beautiful young lady
woke up. She secretly went out of her room and
dug under the linden-tree as the elf
had said.
Her lover was lying in the
ground, cold dead. She cried out sadly and
killed
herself
right
next
to
her
fiance.
After
some
time
passed,
a
flower
called,
'Jasmine'
came
into
bloom
at
the
place
where
the
two
lovers
had died. The Jasmine had big white flowers on the
branch and had
a sweet smell.
Incidentally, the young lady's brother
was walking down the road and he
pulled
off
a
branch
of
the
jasmine
and
put
it
near
his
bedside.
When
night
fell,
two
bees
with
poison
stingers
came
out
of
the
jasmine
flowers and bit the brother's ears and
mouth, and then they vanished.
004
The Ugly Duckling
A
mother
duck
was
brooding
on
her
eggs
near
the
margin
of
a
pond.
A
flock
of
lovely
baby
ducks
was
soon
born,
making
sweet
peeping
sounds
when the eggs were
broken. But one egg remained unbroken.
Why has this egg not
broken?
The mother duck continued her
brooding. At last, the egg was broken and
a baby duck was born. However that baby
duck was very ugly compared to
the
other baby ducks.
The mother duck was
worried, but still she took the baby ducks near
the
water and taught them how to swim.
The ugly duckling also swam with his
brothers and sisters, moving his legs
eagerly.
baby
swims
well.
Still
his
brothers
pecked
at
the
ugly
duckling
with
their bills.
His
brothers gave a very hard time to the poor
duckling.
do that!
could live
happily at another place.
The
baby
duck
heard
what
his
mother
said
and
dropped
tears
of
sorrow
saying,
beyond the pond.
When he entered the forest, other birds
were frightened by the baby duck
and
ran away.
baby duck became sadder and
plodded along the field.
Near
the
water
beside
the
field,
two
wild
ducks
were
playing
around.
flew up in the air and threw
stones at the baby duck.
fell down dead to the
ground.
took home the awkward little
baby duck along with the two wild ducks.
give it to you, my son. It
was trembling with fear in the
water.
children gave a hard time to the
baby duck by pulling its wings and tail.
from the cruel hands of the
children. The dishes on the table were also
broken. The angry hunter sent out the
baby duck with a flourish of his
broomstick. And so the after being cast
out from the house of the hunter,
the
ugly duckling spent a long and cold winter alone.
Finally spring came. The baby duck had
a good stretch and flew up in the
air
vigorously.
Upon
the
lake,
a
flock
of
white
and
pretty
swans
were
playing
around
while swimming.
The baby duck tried to run
away from the group of beautiful swans.
Where
are
you
going?
Come
and
play
around
with
us!
The
baby
duck
approached the swans hesitatingly. At
that moment, the baby duck saw his
own
appearance reflected to the lake. There was one
more beautiful swan
gliding gracefully
across the water.
The
ugly
duckling
who
overcame
all
suffering
had
finally
become
a
beautiful swan. And so he lived happily
ever after.
005
Nightingale
A long time ago in China there lived an
emperor. The emperor loved to
read
books.
One
day,
in
the
book
he
was
reading,
it
wrote,
most
beautiful
precious treasure is the bird
nightingale.
The
emperor
had
never
seen
or
heard
of
nightingale.
is
nightingale?
The
emperor
was
very
curious
as
to
what
nightingale
was.
nightingale
to me at once
command. They looked here
and there.
One day a little girl said
that she knew of nightingale. She said that
the
bird
she
had
was
nightingale.
It
was
a
small
cute
bird.
At
once
nightingale was brought
to the emperor.
The emperor was very
happy.
the
first
time
in
his
life,
he
heard
the
beautiful
voice
and
was
impressed and deeply moved.
give
me
nightingale
and
I
will
reward
you
handsomely.
So
nightingale
came
to
live
in
the
palace.
Everyday
Nightingale
sang
for
the
emperor.
Emperor was happy every time
he heard Nightingale sing. He was so proud
of
Nightingale
that
he
allowed
the
servants
to
hear
it
too.
However,
Nightingale was not
happy. Nightingale felt trapped and had no
freedom.
One
day
the
neighboring
country
sent
a
gift
to
the
emperor.
It
was
a
nightingale doll made of
jewels and gold. Every time the doll was wound
up it sang beautifully. Furthermore,
the emperor if wanted could hear it
everyday.
Nightingale was sad. The
real Nightingale decided to leave. It flew off
into the forest of freedom.
The
Nightingale
doll
kept
on
singing. One
day
the
doll
broke.
No
body
was able
to fix it. The emperor was heart broken.
The
emperor
became ill.
He
just
laid
there
waiting
to
die.
Just
then,
from
the window, a beautiful song came flowing in.
Everyone looked.
Sitting
by
the
window,
Nightingale
began
singing.
Shortly
after,
the
emperor became better. Nightingale was
happy. Soon, the emperor's face
was
filled with happiness once again.
006
The Wild Swans
Once upon a
time in a kingdom far away, there were eleven
Princes and a
single Princess, by the
name of Elisa. One day, their mother died of a
disease.
Eventually
the
King
married
again.
The
new
Queen
hated
the
twelve
children.
She said craftily,
the
country
for
recuperation.
The
King
was
grateful
to
the
Queen,
as
she
seemed
to
care
for
the
health
of
his
daughter.
Therefore,
the
Princess was sent off to the remotest
corner of the country.
The Queen then
changed the eleven Princes into swans through her
magic
power, and sent them away from
the royal palace. The Princes flew away
crying sadly.
After
some
time,
the
King
missed
Princess
Elisa
and
sent for
her.
The
Queen had Princess Elisa
wear a dirty and worn-out dress. The King was
very surprised to see the dirty
Princess Elisa.
yourself?
Then
the
Queen
said
quickly,
Lord,
it
seems
that
Princess Elisa has gone
mad.
away from him.
you
ever
seen
eleven
Princes?
The
man
said,
have
not
seen
eleven
Princes
but
I
have
seen
eleven
swans.
Strangely
the
swans
wore
golden
crowns. You may find
them near the river.
Princess
Elisa
waited
for
her
brothers
near
the
river
hoping
to
find
them. At
night, eleven swans swooped down to the ground and
were turned
into
the
form
of
Princes.
brothers!
< br>They
cried
and
embraced each other.
The
brothers were trapped under the spell of the
wicked Queen, and were
forced
to
become
swans
and
fly
around
to
look
for
something
to
eat
during
the
day.
Elisa
prayed
earnestly,
God,
please
release
the
magic
curse
from
my
brothers.
In
her
dreams
that
night,
a
fairy
appeared
and
said,
mantles
for
your
brothers
with
hemp
and
have
them wear the mantles.
However, you should not speak at all until those
mantles are made
completely.
The
Princes
thought
that
Elisa,
who
did
not
speak
and
merely
kept
knitting,
had
become
strange.
One
day,
a
Prince
from
a
neighboring
kingdom
saw
the
knitting
Princess
when
he
was
out
hunting.
The
Prince
took
Elisa to his palace saying to himself,
lady. I am going to make her
happy.
But
Elisa
did
not
say
anything,
and
only
kept
knitting
eagerly.
At
nightfall of the next
day, the hemp was all used up. Elisa picked some
more hemp near a grave but was caught
by the Prince. The Prince said,
dared
to
go
to
a
grave
at
night?
You
must
be
a
witch.
Take
this
witch and burn her at
the stake!
Princess Elisa was unable to
say anything and was imprisoned. Princess
Elisa
continued
knitting
without
taking
rest
even
in
the
prison.
Princess
Elisa
was
finally
knitting
the
eleventh
mantle,
while
being
carried on a cart going to the burning
place. The villagers threw stones
at
her
while
shouting,
witch
is still
knitting.
Burn
her
at
the
stake!
At that
precise moment, the eleven swans flew in. Princess
Elisa threw
the finished mantles to the
swans. Only then, Princess Elisa opened her
mouth.
They
donned
the
knitted
hoods
they
were
turned
back
into
Princes.
The
Princess told the Prince what had
happened up to that time. Thereafter,
the Prince and Princess Elisa lived
happily together in their kingdom.
007
The Unwise Hans
In
the
countryside,
there
lived
three
brothers.
The
first
and
second
brothers were very wise. But the third
was not very wise. People called
him
unwise Hans. All three of the brothers wanted to
marry the princess.
The
princess
had
said
that
she
wanted
to
marry
the
wisest
man
on
the
land.
So in
order to marry the princess, they hurried off on
their way. The
father of the three
brothers gave horses to only two of the sons. The
first brother got a brown horse and the
second brother got a white horse.
But,
no horse was given to Hans. The unwise Hans left
on a goat, instead
of a horse.
The older brothers laughed at Hans.
Still, Hans left with his brothers.
After sometime, Hans picked up a dead
crow on the road.
at
this.
the princess.
As Hans
was going along the road, besides the crow, he
picked up an old
wooden
clog
and
good
quality
mud.
The
older
brothers
no
longer
paid
attention
to
Hans'
strange
behavior
and
hurried
off
on
their
horses
reaching the castle before Hans.
In
front
of
the
castle
there
stood
the
princess
and
many
people
who
wanted
to
marry
her.
However,
all
the
people
who
went
inside
of
the
princess' room came out stuttering and
muttering quietly to themselves.
Finally the first brother went in.
The first brother had forgotten
everything that he had memorized. So, he
could
not
say
one
word.
Next
the
second
brother
went
in.
The
princess
told him to
leave, as well. The second brother could not
understand the
princess’ question. Hans
was the last person to go in.
as well,
please.
Hans showed the old wooden clog
that he had hidden. The princess made a
smile on her face.
Hans
showed her the mud that he had picked up on the
road, too.
Ha- this is really
fun.
The
unwise
Hans
gave
the
princess
the
wisest
answers.
That's
how
the
princess
and
the
unwise
Hans
got
married.
The
unwise
Hans
became
the
king
of that land.
008
Thumbelina
Once
upon
a
time,
there
lived
a
woman
who
had
no
children.
The
woman
went
to
a
sorcerer
and
begged,
want
to
raise
a
pretty
baby.
The
sorcerer
then gave her a flower seed. As soon as the seed
was planted, a
tulip blossomed forth.
From the floral leaf, a lovely baby girl who was
as short as a thumb was born.
hello to her mother with a
beautiful voice. The woman was very happy and
wanted to give her a pretty name.
will name her as
Thumbelina.
Thumbelina led a happy life
sailing her ship across a pond filled with
flowers.
But
one
night,
there
appeared
a
horrible-looking
toad
when
Thumbelina was asleep.
her my bride.
went
to
his
pond.
Thumbelina
woke
up
in
the
morning,
and
was
so
surprised that she could
do nothing but weep silently.
She
thought that she would rather die than become the
wife
of a toad.
The
fish
who
saw
this
unhappy
event
were
sympathetic
towards
the
poor
girl,
and
said,
is
pitiful.
Let's
help
her.
The
fish
cut
the leaf of a lotus
flower on which Thumbelina was riding, so that she
could
run
away
from
the
toad.
She
was
roaming
around
the
riverside
riding on the leaf
of a lotus flower. At that time, a beetle came
flying
about and spied the top of the
head of Thumbelina.
The
beetle grabbed Thumbelina and flew into the
forest.
She is my friend. Isn't she
very pretty?
to his other beetle
friends, but they all thought that she was an odd
creature.
is really
strange.
With
his
friends
making
fun
of
him,
the
beetle
began
to
dislike
Thumbelina. He went away with his
friends, leaving the girl alone in the
branches.
She
spent
many
lonely
days
eating
tree
fruits
and
flowers.
forest
shivering from cold and hunger.
After
some time, it began to snow. Thumbelina was
looking for a place to
take shelter
when she finally saw a twinkling light.
Please
allow
me
to
take
a
rest
in
your
house.
A
field
mouse
woman
greeted the girl warmly saying,
The field mouse woman loved Thumbelina
as if she were her own daughter.
One
day, a rich mole from a neighboring burrow came to
the house for a
holiday. He said,
became the wife of my
son.
what the rich mole said. But
Thumbelina did not like that haughty fellow.
Yet she was unable to reject what the
field mouse woman wanted.
Thumbelina
was taking a walk sadly in an underground passage,
which was
actually the house of the
mole. At that time, she found a swallow that
had fallen on the ground.
Thumbelina nursed the swallow
earnestly. Finally, spring came, and the
swallow gained strength and was about
to leave the underground passage.
He
said,
Thumbelina,
come
with
me
to
the
flower
country
where
there is nothing but sun and
flowers.
She agreed and rode on the back
of the swallow to the flower land, where
the
Prince
of
the
country
greeted
her
saying,
Thumbelina!
I
was
waiting
for
you.
There
began
a
great
party
to
welcome
the
happy
girl. The Prince said,
become the Queen of the flower
country?
She said,
to
Thumbelina.
To
her
bird
companion
she
said,
swallow,
please
deliver this news to
my mother.
led a very happy life in the
flower country.
009
The
Terrible King
A long time ago, there
lived a terrible king. The terrible king's wish
was that all the people would shake in
fear at the sound of his name.
The
terrible
king
made
the
lives
of
the
people
in
the
neighbor
land
horrible.
The Terrible King
The
terrible king viciously took away all the
belongings of the neighbor
land. He
even scared the poor women and children. The king
was not even
sorry to the children and
women. The terrible king bothered the people
of
the
neighbor
land
worse
and
worse
everyday.
The
palace
became
more
and more magnificent.
church to place a statue of
himself there. However, the ministers could
not do that.
The terrible
king was becoming angry. It was because he thought
that he
was the greatest in the whole
world. Then the king was angry.
is
greater? Then I will defeat God.
In a
loud voice, the terrible king said that he would
win against God.
That's why he ordered
that a magnificent ship be built in order to go to
the
heaven.
He
said
he
would
ride
the
ship
to
go
and
defeat
God.
The
terrible king rode the ship up to
heaven.
From the sky, an angel was
sent. However, the terrible king shot over a
thousand
bullets
at
the
angel.
Being
shot,
the
angel
was
bleeding. The blood dropped unto the
terrible king's ship. The angel's
blood
was so heavy that the king's ship sank.
The terrible king became angry, again.
terrible king wanted a better ship, so
he ordered all the workers in his
kingdom to build it.
The
terrible king went up to heaven, once more. God
sent mosquitoes to
the terrible king.
The terrible king just laughed at the mosquitoes.
and bring me the best
carpet.
The king made another command.
He thought that if he wrapped the carpet
around his body the mosquitoes would
not be able to bite him. But one
mosquito
went
inside
of
the
carpet.
Because
of
that
one
mosquito,
the
terrible
king
was
rolling
around
screaming.
The
terrible
king
that
couldn't even catch one
mosquito was a laughingstock for his troops.
010
Last Dream for an Old
Oak Tree
Once
upon
a
time,
there
was
a
large
oak
tree
in
the
forest.
This
oak
tree was very old. One
day during the hot summer, a mayfly flew by and
alighted on a leaf of the oak tree.
oak
tree
felt
sorry
for
the
mayfly.
Mayfly
asked,
live
for
one day?
The mayfly nodded
and asked,
am very
happy,
Then the mayfly smiled and said,
to
live
only
one
day,
it
doesn't
matter.
You
get
to
live
much
longer
than
I
do,
but
we
are
both
happy,
aren't
we?
The
oak
tree
and
the
mayfly kept on talking
to each other.
Eventually, the mayfly
leaned on the oak tree and fell asleep.
The oak tree called the mayfly, but the
mayfly did not respond.
It
had
died.
have
a
happy
dream.
The
oak
tree
blessed
the
mayfly for the last
time.
Many weeks then passed. Spring,
summer and fall went by, and winter came.
Finally, the long-awaited day of
Christmas came. The oak tree wanted to
rest now.
The oak tree had a
dream on Christmas day. In it, pretty flowers were
abundant and butterflies were flying in
a green forest. In this dream,
the
oak
tree
met
the
mayfly.
The
mayfly
said,
play
here.
It
is
such
a
happy
place.
The
oak
tree
was
very
pleased
indeed
to
see
the
mayfly.
While the oak tree was sleeping, its
roots were cut. It was time for the
oak
tree to die. The oak tree went to a happy world,
dreaming.
011
The Happy
Couple
A
long
time
ago,
there
was
a
happy
prince
and
princess
in
a
country.
They took care of
and loved each other very much, and their country
was
happy,
too.
Therefore
they
didn't
envy
anything
else.
There
was
one
thing
they
worried
about.
They
wanted
to
make
sure
they
could
live
happily forever like this
One day, one of the subjects found out
the couple's worry and told them,
I
heard
that
there
is
a
magic
charm,
and
it
can
protect
you
from
any unfortunate event. If you always carry the
magic charm with you,
your fear and
worry will
disappear.
can ask
him.
The
couple
visited the
old
man,
and
asked
for
help
with
their
worries
and
fears. The old man nodded his head as if he knew
everything and said,
ask
them to cut a piece of their underwear. If you
keep the piece of the
underwear, your
fear and worry will go away.
The couple
appreciated the old man's kindness and set out on
the journey.
The couple wandered around
everywhere and heard about a happy knight and
his
wife
of
one
town.
They
went
to
visit
the
knight.
you
really
happy
like
the
rumor?
Then
the
knight
answered.
course,
we
are,
Prince.
But
our
only
worry
and
problem
is
that
we
didn't
have
any
children.
They
had
to
find
an
absolutely
happy
couple,
so
they
continued
their
journey. They visited a happy couple
who were famous for their happiness
in
the next town. And they asked the couple if they
were really happy.
The
couple
answered.
we
are
very
happy.
But
we
have
too
many
children. A mother with
a large brood never has a peaceful day. We worry
too much about our
children.
They could not get a magic
charm this time too, and kept going on their
trip. It was very hard to find the
happiest couple in the world. One day,
the prince couple met a shepherd and
his wife in a big field.
The shepherd
was playing a flute and driving a herd of sheep,
and his
wife
took
their
two
children
to
him.
As
soon
as
the
shepherd
saw
his
family, he ran to them
directly. He kissed and embraced each of them by
turns. They sat in a circle and had
lunch after the wife had prepared it.
The prince couple watched for a while
and approached them.
You
look
so
happy!
The
shepherd
smiled
and
said,
any
king
or
queen can never be
happier than we are.
The prince couple
thought that they finally found what they were
looking
for.
us?
felt
confused
and
said,
course
we
would
like
to
help
you,
but
we
don't wear any
underwear.
In
the
end,
the
couple
set
out
on
their
journey
again
with
nothing.
Finally
they
came
back
to
their
home
because
they
were
so
tired,
and
because
they
couldn't
find
the
magic
charm
too.
As
soon
as
they
came
back to
their country, they visited the old man.
The prince told their story to the old
man and asked him.
make us suffer from
the long trip for a charm which doesn't even
exist?
The old man smiled and said,
vain effort? Think about it carefully.
While you were traveling around,
you
learned many things about how other people live,
didn't you?
The
prince
thought
to
himself
for
a
while
and
said,
now
I
understand.
You
mean
that
true
happiness
is
up
to
yourself.
The
prince's
wife
smiled
and
nodded
her
head.
The
happy
couple
held
their
hands and looked in
each other's eyes.
The old man said as
he watched them.
searching
for
is
in
your
mind.
Keep
it
carefully
from
now
on.
Then,
you'll never be unhappy with whatever
comes your way.
012
The
Cripple Hans
There once was a rich
feudal lord. He and his wife had a big farm. They
wished everyone else would live as
happily as they did. On one Christmas
Eve, a beautifully decorated Christmas
tree stood in their big hall, and
firewood
was
burning
vigorously.
The
couple
invited
all
the
poor
children and their
parents of the country to their house.
Traditional
Christmas
meals
were
served
to
everyone,
and
people
went
back
to their homes and talked about the dinner and the
gifts. Kersten
and
Ole,
who
were
working
in
a
garden,
received
the
gifts
for
their
children
and
went
back
home.
masters
are
very
kind,
but
that's
because they are
rich. They are enjoying
themselves.
have
only
four suits
of
clothes.
Why
didn't
they
give
anything
to
Hans?
Maybe
it's
because
Hans
is
a
cripple,
so
they
forgot
him.
Hans
was
a
very
active
and
smart
boy,
but
he
had
to
stay
in
bed
for
five
years
because
of
his
weak
legs.
but
I
received
a
book
for
Hans
Hans was
so happy because of the book. The thick fairy tale
book had a
lot to read and to think
about deeply.
Kersten and Ole were
always complaining because they were always busy.
people
have
both
happiness
and
wealth
at
the
same
time,
but
for
other
people,
the
only
thing
they
have
is
poverty.
Why
do
we
have
to
suffer
so
much
because
of
Adam
and
Eve?
If
we
were
Adam
and
Eve,
we
would not behave like
them.
can tell you
why.
woodcutter couple always
complained that their unhappiness began because
of Adam and Eve. At that time, a King
was riding a horse and heard them
and
said,
can.
You
have
seven
kinds
of
wonderful
dishes
and
deserts
at
every
meal.
soon
as
you
touch
the
plate,
your
peaceful
and
luxurious life
will
be
over.
became
curious what was on the plate under the lid. After
a while, they
uncovered the lid of the
plate.
any more. You have
the same amount of curiosity as they did, and
besides
you
cannot
appreciate
God's
grace
and
gifts.
Hans'
parents
were
surprised by the story about the
woodcutter couple, and they told Hans
to read the same story every night.
One night, Hans read his parents a
story about a man who does not know
both sadness and dissatisfaction. 'A
long time ago, a King became ill,
and
there was only one cure the underwear of a man who
never knew both
sadness
and
dissatisfaction.
His
subjects
visited
every
king
and
nobleman
of
the
world
searching
for
the
cure,
but
they
could
not
find
it.'
One
day,
a
swineherd
was
sitting
next
to
a
ditch
said,
don't
know
anything
about
sadness
and
dissatisfaction.
I
have
always
have
been
living my life
happily.
of our kingdom in exchange for
that.
persuade
him,
the
swineherd
did
not
have
underwear
to
give
to
the
subject
of
the
King.
Hans'
parents
laughed
loudly
as
if
they
had
not
laughed for a long time.
are
you
so
happy
about?
It's
been
a
long
time
since
I
saw
you
smiling.
and
dissatisfaction.
He
is
too
poor
to
have
any
underwear.
Try
to
imagine him! Everyone has his own
burden to carry by himself. But if you
listen to other people's stories, you
will feel your burden of life is
much
lighter than before.
mistress
gave us as a gift. At that time, we wanted to have
underwear as
a gift rather than a book.
But this book is like magic. It gives us the
answers
to
what
we
always
were
curious
about.
After
that
day,
the
schoolmaster visited Hans, who always
stays in his bed in the afternoons,
gave him a lot of knowledge that
children at school could learn.
The
schoolmaster got invited to the feudal lord's
mansion and had a meal
with them. In
the middle of dinner, he told them the book that
they had
given to Hans was such a
blessed gift for the family. The mistress gave
some
silver
coins
to
the
schoolmaster,
and
asked
him
to
give
them
to
Hans. Hans' parents were very happy to
get the silver coins.
Hans brings us
blessings.
A
few
days
later,
the
mistress
herself
visited
Hans
with
a
basket
of
delicious bread, fruit and juice, and a
cage with a black bird. Hans was
so
happy
for
the
gift,
but
his
parents
were
not.
people
cannot
think.
If
Hans
cannot
take
care
of
the
bird,
we
have
to
do
the
troublesome work. In the end, a cat
will eat the bird anyway.
A cat often
visited the room, but it seemed that it was not
interested
in
the
black
bird. One
afternoon,
when
Hans
was
reading
the
book,
the
cat was staring at the bird in the cage
above a dresser. The cat jumped
up to
the window frame next to the cage in a breath.
Hans worried about
the bird, and he
tried to throw his fairy tale book at the cat, but
it
did not reach the cat.
Hans wielded a bedcover, but it was a
vain effort. The cat jumped up to
the
dresser and dropped the cage to the ground. At the
same time, Hans
suddenly leaped to his
feet from his bed, picked up the cage and shooed
the cat away. Hans saw himself holding
the cage in his hand. He realized
what
happened to him and ran out to the road.
The feudal lord and his wife
were happy as if their own son could walk
again.
have
a
good
mind,
God
bless
you
always.
Hans
went
to
a
school in
Copenhagen because he was so smart, and he could
understand so
well what he read. His
parents were sad that they could not live with
their
son,
but
they
were
very
happy
whenever
they
got
a
letter
with
happy
news from him.
which Hans used
to tell us?
looked at each other
piously.
013
The Shadow
A scholar who used to live in a cold
region took a trip to a place of
tropical weather. He stayed in the
house all day because it was too hot
to
go out.
At
night,
people
came
out
from
their
houses
to
get
fresh
air.
The
scholar
also
went
out
of
his
house
and
looked
around
here
and
there.
are
a
lot
of
people
here.
Now
I
feel
better.
But
how
come
the
house across the street is so
quiet?
There must be a pretty
woman living in that house.
shadow.
Suddenly,
his
shadow
on
the
house
went
into
the
inside
the
house.
The
scholar was shocked. Then, the next
day.
People will laugh at me. Phew.
What am I going to do? I feel awful. What
am I going to do now?
In
a
tropical
region,
everything
grew
really
fast.
Fortunately,
the
scholar's shadow grew a lot in a week.
Then, one evening. Someone visited the
scholar.
in.
we meet
before?
I guess you've never imagined
that I would show up in front of you with
this kind of look. I have been enjoying
my own life very much since I
left
you.
amazing! How can this happen? And
how are you doing?
story.
Don't
you
ever
tell
anyone
that
I
used
to
be
your
shadow.
promise!
lot of things while I was staying there with her.
Then, she allowed me
to live my own
life all by myself. Sometimes I gave severe
punishments
to bad people. People
always welcomed me wherever I was. They just loved
me.
you next
time.
A few years later, the shadow
visited the scholar again. The scholar was
writing a book, but he was so sad
because no one read his book. He felt
tired of writing.
book.
trip for you. Instead,
you should be my shadow.
have
to
be
your
shadow?
After
long
thinking
about
the
shadow's
suggestion, the scholar decided to go
on the trip and be a shadow.
There were
lots of people in the spa, and a princess was one
of them.
The princess saw the shadow
and thought,
out with
him.
She met the shadow. She liked him
very much because he knew everything.
The
shadow
pointed
to
the
scholar
and
said,
is
my
shadow.
If
you
want to know about something, please
ask him.
The princess decided to get
married to the shadow.
The shadow met
the scholar and said,
You
can
come
to
the
castle
and
live
with
us.
But
you
have
to
be
my
shadow and have to live under my feet
forever.
any sense. You are MY
shadow.
The shadow put the scholar in
prison, and then he told the princess.
shadow is out of his mind. He kept
insisting that I am his shadow. There
seems
to
be
no
chance
of
his
recovery.
I
will
help
him
to
disappear
quietly.
The princess and the
shadow finally got married. But the scholar died
in
invitation.
prison.
014
The Rotten Apples and
the Wife
There was a poor farmer in the
country. He had a wife with a warm heart.
The only things they had were a small
piece of rice field, a farm and a
horse.
One
day,
the
farmer
said
to
his
wife.
have
to
exchange
the
horse
with other goods,
tomorrow at the market.
horse because we
have no chance of going far away.
him.
The
next
day,
the
farmer
went
to
the
market
riding
on
horseback.
He
found a good cow while he was looking
around the market. 'Mm. That cow
will
be good. We will be able to drink fresh milk
everyday.' The farmer
smiled and went
close to the cow.
you
want
to
sell
this
cow,
how
about
exchanging
your
cow
with
my
horse?
felt
strange because the horse was much more expensive
than the cow. The
horse looked healthy
on the whole. The owner of the cow laughed loudly
and agreed to the deal.
The
farmer
was
very
happy,
too.
'Everything's
okay.
Now
I
have
to
go
back to my
house.' As he walked not a long distance with the
cow, he saw
a
plump,
soft-haired
goat.
Suddenly
he
wanted
to
have
the
goat.
'It
would be much easier to raise a goat
than a cow. And goat's milk tastes
good.'
why
don't
we
exchange
your
goat
with
my
cow?
The
owner
of
the
goat thought that was a golden
opportunity, after he heard the farmer.
with the goat.
'Today
is
my
lucky
day.'
The
farmer
even
hummed
to
himself.
After
a
while, he saw a young man holding a
goose tightly with his two hands.
'That
goose looks very healthy. Its hair is rich. It
would be nice if we
could raise such a
great goose in our depression.' The farmer wanted
to
have the goose, so he exchanged his
goat with the goose.
After a short
time, he met a guy who was holding a cute hen in
his arms.
'Cock-a-doodle-do,
cock-a-doodle-do!'
The
hen's
voice
sounded
very
healthy. 'What a nice hen!' This time,
he also wanted to have the hen.
The
farmer approached the guy and asked him to
exchange his goose with
the hen. Of
course the owner of the hen agreed to his
suggestion.
It
was
already
late
afternoon
when
he
exchanged
his
animals
several
times. 'Oh, I am hungry! I am going to
have lunch in a restaurant.' The
farmer
held his hen and headed to a restaurant. A young
man was carrying
a heavy bag on his
shoulder in front of the restaurant.
asked.
'Rotten
apples?
We had
only
one
apple
from
our
apple
trees
last
year.
That's amazing that he has such a lot
of apples. If we use those rotten
apples
as
fertilizer,
our
trees
will
bear
lots
of
apples,
too.'
The
farmer
exchanged his hen with the rotten apples.
Then, he went into the restaurant and
had lunch. And he told his story
how
he
happened
to
exchange
one
thing and
another,
and
finally
he
got
the
rotten
apples. An
rich
old
man
listened
to
the
farmer's
story
and
said,
are
such
a
hopeless
fellow.
If
you
go
back
to
your
house,
your
wife will be mad at you.
me.
I
will give you a package of gold
coins.
After that, the farmer went back
to his house with the old rich man. And
he told his wife the whole story about
how he came back with the rotten
apples.
Then,
his
wife
said,
that's
great.
We
will
have
as
many
apples as
those rotten apples.
In the end, the old
rich man had to give them a package of gold coins.
Therefore the farmer became very rich.
015
The Anemone
It was winter with cold air and strong
wind. A seed was still lying down
in
the bulb under the ground covered with snow. One
day, it was raining,
and
the
raindrops
that
soaked
into
the
thick
ground,
touched
the
bulb
and
told
stories
of
the
world
above
the
ground.
Soon,
the
sunlight
passed through,
shone on the frozen ground and tickled the bulb
walk
in,
but
in
summer,
I
can.
The
sunlight
said.
does
summer
come?
Whenever
the
sunlight
came
down,
the
flower
asked
the
same
question,
but
summer
was
still
too
far
away.
There
was
snow
on
the
ground,
and the well was frozen hard at night.
out. How glad I will
be!
skin
of
the
bulb
was
split.
It
was
where
the
sunlight
reached
before.
Green
stems,
a
flower
bud
and
leaves
began
to
grow
through
the
ground
under the snow. There
was still snow on the ground, but the flower could
come out because the sunlight already
passed through the ground.
the ground covered with snow
and saw the bright world. As the sunlight
touched and kissed the bud, it started
to open. It was a flower white as
snow
with
thin
green
stripes.
The
flower
lowered
her
head
with
a
pleasant look and with
modesty.
As
soon
as
they
saw
the
flower,
the
rays
of
sunlight
said,
how
beautiful you are! You are so full of
life and pure. You are the first
flower. Soon, snow will melt away, and
the cold wind will stop. When we
have
control
here, the
whole
world
will
turn
green.
And
you
will
find
your
friends
soon.
It
was
such
a
big
pleasure.
The
flower
was
so
fragile and delicate that it seemed to
be easy to break her down, but
she was
dazzlingly beautiful and kept singing for the
coming summer.
But still it was far
away from summer. The cloud hid the sun, and the
strong
wind
blew
hard.
The
cloud
and
the
wind
shouted
to
the
flower.
time
to
decorate
yourself
and
walk
around.
will
be
broken.
You
will be frozen and dried to death. You
were deceived by the temptation
of the
sun and bloomed too early. You are such a fool of
summer which
bloomed in
winter.
It got colder, and there was not
a single ray of sunlight in the dark
sky even though many days had passed.
She could freeze and die. But her
faith
that summer would come soon grew stronger and
stronger. Even when
cold
snowflakes
came
down
heavily,
and
ice-cold
winds
blew
hard,
she
just lowered her head, and stood there
in her white dress.
Then, children came
out and shouted when they found the Anemone.
this is a fool of
summer.
means 'a fool of summer' in
Danish.
and also the only
flower in this garden.
was
so
happy
that
she
did
not
even
know
that
they
had
pulled
her
up.
One girl
picked up and kissed the flower. She brought it to
her
house and put it in a vase. Anemone
had the illusion that summer came
because the air was so fresh and warm.
There was a custom that young people
used to give and take their poems
with
the first Anemone of the year. The girl's
boyfriend was staying in
a big city for
his studying. Inside of the envelope it was as
dark as
inside of the bulb. The letter
set out for the journey in a mail bag,
and
the
Anemone
got
to
the
final
destination
in
the
end
after
several
times of being squeezed and squashed.
The boy who received the letter was so
happy, kissed the Anemone and put
her
in a drawer of his desk with the letter. There
were many letters in
the
drawer,
but
only
one
letter
had
the
Anemone.
The
Anemone
was
veut
happy. She stayed in the drawer even
after summer and long winter passed
by.
When summer came again, the boy took
out the letter again. This time, he
crumpled
it
harshly
and
threw
it
away
on
the
floor
of
his
room.
The
Anemone fell down to the floor from the
impact. That's because the girl
had
another
boyfriend.
Even
though
the
flower
was
dry
and
faded,
she
felt sad when she was treated that way.
The next morning, the sunlight came
through the window and shone on the
faded the 'fool of summer'. Then, a
maid came into the room and found
the
flower.
She
put
it
in
one
of
the
books
in
the
desk.
The
flower
stayed
inside
the
book
with
poems
again,
but
those
poems
were
much
greater
and more valuable than before.
Many
years
passed,
and
the
book
sometimes
was
taken
out
from
the
bookcase and read by
someone. It was the book of a famous Danish poet.
One day, a man was reading the book and
shouted.
a fool of summer? This poet
was also a fool of summer who was ahead of
his own age.
Everybody used
to laugh at him long ago, but he is the
best poet of Denmark now. You look nice
with this book!
The
Anemone
was
put
in
the
book
again.
She
was
happy
and
proud
of
herself about how she was kept in that
book of the poet. He was also a
fool
of
summer
who
was
standing
firmly
in
the
middle
of
cold
winter
dreaming summer just
like the Anemone.
016
The
Feather Pen and the Inkstand
There was
an inkstand on the desk in a poet's room. Some
strange sounds
came
out
of
the
bottle.
amazing!
Anything
can
come
out
of
that
inkstand.
The
inkstand
was
proud
of
herself
when
she
heard
that.
I
am
unbelievable.
materials.
even
I
am
amazed
by
what
comes
out
of
me.
One
drop of me is enough to fill half a
piece of paper.
The inkstand had no idea
what was inside of her. But she thought she had
everything.
to
think
abort
who
you
really
are,
you
would
have
found
out
that
the
only thing that you can
do is drop ink.
The
feather
pen
said
that
he
was
the
one
who
wrote
on
the
paper.
The
inkstand and the feather
pen had an argument.
write his poems
only because of me.
thing the inkstand
can do is give him ink. They kept arguing.
laughed at the
inkstand.
At
that
moment,
the
poet
came
back
from
a
concert.
He
opened
the
inkstand to write a poem. He started to
write about the fantastic violin
performance of that night.
But people think it is easy to play the
violin.
The
poet
had
a
different
opinion
from those
of
other
people.
He
wrote
that
the
wonderful
violin
performance
was
because
of
the
player's
ability. Neither the inkstand nor the
feather pen could recognize that
their
abilities were all precious until then. They are a
gift from God.
017
The
Candles
Once, there were two candles.
One candle was made from beeswax and the
other was made from animals' fat.
and I can last longer than all of us
can. That's why I should stand on a
silver candle holder.
The
candle
made
from
animals'
fat
envied
the
beeswax
candle.
'The
beeswax candle must
live a great and splendid life.'
One
day,
there
was
a
party
in
this
house.
will
be
great
at
the
party.
the party.
Then, a master came in.
he
took
the
beeswax
candle.
party
must
be
wonderful!
The
animal
fat candle was left
behind and became lonelier.
At
that
time,
one
little
boy
appeared
with
his
torn
basket
at
the
kitchen
door.
In
the
basket,
there
were
five
or
six
potatoes
and
one
apple. A
mistress of the house gave them to this poor boy.
you this candle, too.
the
boy's hand. The little boy was very happy and went
back to his house.
'Where am I going?'
The candle finally arrived at a poor and small
hut.
Three children and a mother were
living in that small room with a
low-
ceiling. The candle stood on an
iron candlestick.
is
too
much!
The
candle
grumbled
to
himself
regretting
for
his
miserable situation.
'The beeswax candle, went to the party, she must
be
standing on a great silver candle
holder at this time.' The Candle made
from animals' fat envied the beeswax
candle very much.
The
mother
prepared
dinner
by
boiling
potatoes
and
peeling
the
apple.
The
three
children
and
the
mother
had
dinner
happily.
The
animal
fat
candle
shone their table brightly.
The
mother
prayed.
It
was
a
poor
but
peaceful
and
happy
family.
The
animal
fat
candle
felt
happy
as
he
enjoyed
shining
brightly
for
this
family.
018
Little Ida's Flowers
A
long
time
ago,
there
was
a
kid
named
'Ida'.
She
liked
flowers
very
much. One day, her flowers were all
faded away.
and dead. What happened to
them?
her.
flowers
went
to
a
ball
last
night.
That's
why
they
are
hanging
their
heads
down.
Ida
felt
strange
to
hear
what
he
said.
can
flowers dance? I thought they could not
dance.
castle over there is
the place of the party.
go to the
castle, you can see the flowers. Go to your garden
and tell
the
flowers
quietly
that
they
have
a
party
tonight.
Then,
one
flower
will
tell the news to the
others.
can
the
flowers
speak?
Her
curiosity
grew
bigger.
give
and
receive
their
messages
through
their
body
language.
Have
you
seen
the
flowers shake their leaves when the wind
blows?
interesting.
Then, a
legal expert with no sense of humor listened to
the conversation
between the man and
Ida.
to a little kid? Tusk,
tusk!
a rest before the party
begins.
Ida laid down the flowers and
covered them with a blanket. After a while,
the sound of a piano came out of her
room. Ida went into the room.
The
moonlight
was
bright,
and
the
flowers
were
dancing
to
the
melody.
They danced with a
teddy bear and the flowers asked the teddy bear.
do not live very long. After dawn, we
are all going to die. Would you
bury us
next to the grave of the canary? Then, we will
wake up in summer
again.
At
that
moment,
the
door
opened,
and
the
very
beautiful
flowers
came
into the room dancing.
Ida thought to herself, 'They are so beautiful!
They must be from the castle. 'Two
roses with crowns and other flowers
exchanged
greetings
and
danced.
After
a
while,
they
said
good-bye
to
each other.
The next
morning, Ida thought,
still
laying
down.
Well,
they
are
still
there.
Only
they
look
more
depressed
than
yesterday.
Ida
talked
to
her
teddy
bear.
you
remember
the
message
the
flowers
want you
to
give
me?
The
Teddy
bear
kept silent.
you forgot the flowers'
favor?
Ida came close to the dry
flowers.
Then, you will bloom in the
summer beautifully, won't you?
the
flowers
with
her
cousins.
She
dug
a
small
grave
and
buried
the
flowers' casket in the ground.
019
The Little Match-Girl
It
was
a
Christmas
Eve
with
heavy
snow.
A
little
girl
was
selling
matches on the street.
But
no one looked at her. She had lost her parents a
few days ago, and
she was selling
matches without a coat in the cold weather. She
didn't
even sell one box. The girl was
so hungry that she couldn't even open
her mouth.
Then,
a
carriage
came
close
to
her.
Trying
to
keep
away
from
the
carriage, she slipped and fell on the
ice, and she lost her shoes. She
had to
walk on the snowy street with bare feet.
Over a window, she saw a family
gathered under a warm and bright light.
They seemed so happy. The snow began to
fall more heavily.
Even
though she was hungry and felt pain in her feet,
she couldn't go
back home because she
couldn't sell any matches.
matches?
The
people
walking
on
the
street
looked
very
happy
holding
each other's arms.
But no one bought the girl's matches.
hungrier.
today
because I couldn't sell any of these
matches.
She lit a match to warm up her
body. Even though it was a small light,
it made her a little warmer. She felt
as if she was sitting right next
to a
fireplace.
Suddenly, a table full of
delicious food came up in front of her.
it looks delicious.
As she
lit another match, a Christmas tree appeared.
She lit the last match. Then, her
grandmother appeared.
to
Heaven
with
me.
The
girl's
grandmother
held
her
tight
in
her
arms
and rose
up to the sky.
The next day, she was
dead and found in the street.
she
tried
to
warm
herself
with
these
matches.
Tut,
tut.
People
felt
pity for the girl and
buried her in the ground in the sunlight.
020
The Woodcutter and
Hermes
A woodcutter was cutting trees
next to a pond. Suddenly, he dropped his
ax into the pond. He just sat down and
cried because he couldn't get it
out.
Then, Hermes, the guardian God of the
town, showed up.
are you
crying?
while I was cutting
trees.
Hermes
took
pity
on
the
woodcutter.
will
help
you.
Wait
for
a
moment.
he brought out a gold
ax.
pond
with
a
splash
again.
This
time,
he
brought
out
a
silver
ax.
this silver ax
yours?
the pond with a splash again.
He brought out an old and worn-out ax
this time.
That's my
ax.
Hermes like his honesty, so he gave
all three axes to the woodcutter.
The
woodcutter told his story to his friends. One of
his friends went to
the pond and
dropped his ax on purpose into the water.
I going to do? I lost my
ax.
Then, Hermes appeared. Hermes
listened to his story and jumped into the
pond.
He came out with a
gold ax.
the woodcutter was so happy
when he saw the gold ax.
That gold ax
is mine.
But Hermes already knew that he
was lying. Hermes did not give him back
not only the gold ax but also his own.
021
Big Klaus and Little
Klaus
A long time ago, two farmers of
the same name,
One of the two had four
horses, but the other had only one horse. So,
people
in
the
village
called
the
first
Klaus
with
four
horses
'Big
Klaus' and the second
Klaus with one horse 'Little Klaus'.
The
two
Klauses
lent
each
other
their
horses
to
plow
the
soil.
The
little Klaus lent his
one horse for six days to the big Klaus, but the
big Klaus lent his four horses to the
little Klaus just for one
the diligent
and warm-hearted little Klaus did not complain.
The little
Klaus
shouted
to
the
horses
courageously.
on,
cheer
up,
my
horses!
However,
the
big
Klaus
heard
this
sound
and
got
angry.
are
they
yours?
You
have
only
one
horse.
If
you
call
them
yours
again,
I
will
kill
your
horse.
But
the
little
Klaus
unconsciously
repeated
calling
them 'my horses'
while he was joyfully working. The big Klaus
killed the
little Klaus' horse as he
said he would.
The little Klaus felt
sad and removed the horse's skin. He carried it to
the market to sell it. While he was
heading to the market, it got dark.
The
little Klaus knocked on a door of a farmer's house
near by.
you
please
let
me
stay
in
your
house
for
tonight?
Then,
the
farmer's
wife came out.
not here.
He
crawled
into
the
barn
secretly.
The
little
Klaus
was
surprised.
He
could
look
into
the
farmer's
house
through
a
small
window.
There
were
wine
and
roasted
meat
on
the
table,
and
the
wife
of
the
farmer
and
a
priest were
having dinner happily.
In
fact,
the
owner
of
the
house
hated
the
priest
so
much
that
the
farmer's wife invited
and served food to the priest secretly while her
husband went out. But then, the farmer
came back to his house suddenly.
The
surprised farmer's wife hid the priest in a box in
a corner of the
room, and she hid the
food in the fireplace.
When
the
farmer
came
into
the
barn
to
tie
his
horses,
he
found
the
little Klaus in his
barn.
was on my way to sell this horse
skin in the market, but I had to spend
the night in this barn because it was
dark outside.
in my house.
The
wife of the farmer served a cup of soup and
pretended that nothing
had
happened.
The
little
Klaus
could
not
stop
thinking
about
the
delicious
food
that
he
saw
before.
'I
wish
I
could
eat
the
delicious
food.' He stepped on the bag with the
horse's skin under his feet while
he
was thinking like this.
was
that?
The
farmer
asked
about
the
sound.
The
little
Klaus
thought for a moment
and said,
look in the
fireplace.
out
loudly,
it's
strange!
There
is
delicious
food
in
the
fireplace!
After
having
the
delicious
food
and
wine
with
the
little
Klaus,
the
farmer said,
little Klaus stepped on the bag again,
and said,
devil with the appearance of
a priest in that box.
The farmer was
surprised when he opened the box as the small
Klaus had
told
him
to
do.
my!
It
is
true
that
there
is
a
devil
with
the
appearance
of
a
priest
in
the
box!
The
farmer
asked
the little
Klaus
for a favor earnestly.
will give you a package of gold coins
for it.
Ok, I will.
The
little
Klaus
took
the
box
away
and
left
for
his
town.
The
little
Klaus said loudly on
purpose,
box into a
river.
please let me out.
the box and took out the
priest. The priest gave him
a package
filled
with gold coins. When the little
Klaus came back to town with packages
of gold coins, the big Klaus was
astonished.
guy
like
you
make
so
much
money?
just
sold
my
horse
skin.
The
little
Klaus said pretending that nothing had happened.
As
soon
as
the
big
Klaus
heard
the
little
Klaus,
he
killed
his
four
horses
and removed their skin. He went to the market to
sell them, but
no one wanted to buy his
horse skin at an expensive price. The big Klaus
was
very
angry
when
he
found
out
that
he
was
fooled
and
came
back
to
town.
and pushed
him into a bag, and he bound it up tightly.
into a river.
to a river, he
found a church.
Klaus put the bag down
in front of the church and went in.
Then, a very old man fell over the bag
when he was passing by the church
with
a
number
of
cows.
I
am
still
young,
but
I
have
to
go
to
Heaven
now.
The
little
Klaus
shouted
in
surprise.
The
old
man
sighed
with
sadness when he heard the little Klaus.
go to Heaven now, but I am still
staying here.
you
untie
this
bag
and
stay
here
instead
of
me,
you
can
go
to
Heaven.
The
little
Klaus
shouted.
it
true?
I
will
do
it
delightfully.
The
old
man
untied
the
bag,
and
got
into
it.
Then,
he
asked
the little Klaus to do him a favor.
of
my cows for me.
back to his house with
the herd of cows.
After
a
while,
the
big
Klaus
went
out
of
the
church
and
went
to
the
river with the bag. He
had no idea what was in the bag and threw it into
the river as hard as he could. The big
Klaus felt happy and went back to
his
house, but he saw the little Klaus driving a herd
of cattle.
The big Klaus was astonished
and said,
Klaus
smiled
and
answered.
you
for
throwing
me
into
the
river
very
much.
I
got
these
cows
from
a
young
lady
at
the
bottom
of
the
river.
As soon as the big
Klaus heard the story, he asked the little Klaus
to
throw him into the river.
day.
to reach the bottom of
the river as fast as possible.
Throw
me
into
the
river
now.
The
little
Klaus
bound
the
bag
tightly and threw the
bag into the river. The bag dived with a splash
and
sank
down
in
the
river.
At
last,
the
greedy
and
stupid
big
Klaus
could
never go back to his house.
022
Grand mother
Grandmother is
very old. Her face is crumpled, and her hair is
white as
snow. But her eyes are
twinkling like two stars. When she looks at us
with her generous and gentle face, we
feel very happy. She tells us many
good
old stories. She has a lot of knowledge because
she began her life
even before my
father and mother.
Grandmother
often
reads
a
hymnbook
with
a
sliver
clamper
in
her
spare
time. A
dry rose is put between the leaves of the book.
The rose is not
as
beautiful
as
a
rose
in
a
glass
vase,
but
she
sometimes
smiles
and
cries quietly when she
looks at the rose.
When her tears fall
down on the dry rose, it comes to life again, and
its'
peaceful
and
beautiful
scent
fill
the
whole
room.
The
walls
turn
into
a
green
forest,
and
the
sunlight
of
summer
shines
through
thick
leaves of the trees, she changes into a
beautiful girl with rose-colored
and
full cheeks and curly blond hair. A tall and
healthy young man sits
beside her and
gives a rose to the girl. Then, she smiles
beautifully.
The girl became a
Grandmother and could not smile that beautifully,
but
she can smile graciously while she
is recollecting her memories of the
past.
The
handsome
young
man
is
gone,
and
the
rose
is
dry
and
put
between the leaves of
the book. The girl became an old lady looking at
the dry rose.
The
Grandmother is passed away now. She fell asleep
leaning her head on
a chair. Her breath
became quiet, and her face was full of happiness
and
peace. It seemed as if a ray of
sunlight was shining on her face.
In a
black casket, and in a white cloth, she was
closing her eyes, but
her
wrinkles
were
gone
so
that
she
looked
much
younger.
Her
hair
was
shining, and she was
smiling peacefully. The hymnbook with the dry rose
was put beside her head. Then, she was
buried.
People planted a rose tree on
her grave next to the fence of a church.
Moonlight
was
shining
on
the
grandmother's
grave.
She
was
not
in
her
grave.
However,
the
dead
people
know
much
more
than
the
living.
They
know
that
if
they
suddenly
come
up
in
front
of
us,
we
should
be
very
terrified.
Dead people live
a better life than we do. That's why they never
come
back. The leaves of the hymnbook,
and the rose all returned to dust with
her
old
memories.
But
the
new
roses
come
to
bloom
every
year
on
her
grave,
nightingales sing beautiful songs, and an organ
plays beautiful
tunes.
The
memory
of
the
grandmother
looking
young,
and
having
soft
and
generous
eyes will remain forever. Someday, we may meet our
warm-hearted
grandmother. Even though
she now became a pile of dust, we will always
remember grandmother as a young and
beautiful lady when she kissed the
red
and fresh roses.
023
Ingel
who Trod on the Loaf
Once, there was a
little baby girl. Her name was Ingel. Ingel's
family
was very poor, so her parents
adopted her out to a rich family.
Fortunately, the mistress loved and
treated Ingel like her own daughter.
Ingel grew up not only beautifully but
also she had too much vanity.
One year
later after Ingel came to the house, the mistress
called Ingel
and spoke to her in a soft
voice.
and father in your old
house.
the visit and left her house.
She put on her best clothes and best
shoes. She who had prettied beyond
recognition wanted to boast herself.
When Ingel reached the entrance to
the
village, a woman who bore firewood was taking a
rest sitting on a
rock by a roadside.
She was Ingel's mother. 'I can't believe that
woman
with
such
a
shabby
outfit
is
my
mother.'
Ingel
passed
by
the
woman
turning her head to
another side and pretended as if she did not see
her.
A mud puddle came in sight after
walking further.
this? My shoes and
dress will get dirty. Oh, I have a good
idea.
threw a big white loaf of bread in
the middle of the puddle. It was a
gift
from the mistress to give her parents. She thought
that she could
pass the puddle by
stepping on the bread, keeping her shoes clean.
When she stepped one foot on the bread
and lifted the other foot, the
bread
sank in the puddle.
After
sinking
for
a
long
time,
she
arrived
at
the
bottom
of
the
deep
swamp. There was an old
evil lady in the swamp. When the old evil lady
saw Ingel, she giggled creepily and
said,
my favorite, ha, ha,
ha.
The
old
evil
lady
forced
Ingel
to
help
her
in
her
work.
The
old
evil
lady worked for the destruction of
mankind. She was making shoes, which
if
one wore them, one soon wanted to steal something.
Hats, which when
one put it on, one
wanted to be cruel to other people, and vests
which
made one lie once one wore them.
Ingel was hungry, but the old evil lady
did not give food to Ingel at
all. On
the bottom of her shoe, some of the bread was
still stuck on it.
Ingel stretched out
her hands and tried to grab the bread on the
bottom
of
her
shoe.
But
her
body
was
hard
as
rock,
and
she
could
not
reach
there.
It
was painful, so she shed tears.
got
punished because she pretended that she did not
know her own mother
and tried to step
on the bread. She regretted her silly behavior for
the
first time.
When her
warm tears began to fall down to the bread under
her shoe, the
bread came off from it
like magic. Ingel took the hard bread off and she
lived
barely
by
eating
the
bread
little
by
little
everyday.
Ingel
was
determined to stop the
old evil lady's work at any cost.
At
that time, a ray of light appeared from somewhere
and shone through
the dark swamp.
into a bird and flew up to the sky in
the twinkling of an eye. Even the
old
evil lady could not stop her.
Ingel
who
became
a
bird
now,
flew
in
the
sky
happily
and
sang
merry
songs. Ingel flew
around the house of her mother and father. She did
not
go anywhere but just stayed there.
024
The Shower and the
Buckwheat
A
long
time
ago,
there
was
a
big
field
in
a
village.
The
Barely
and
wheat
were planted in that field. The buckwheat was also
in the field.
The
grains
grew
very
well
in
summer
with
mild
sunshine.
am
so
beautiful.
There
is
no
comparison
between
me
and
barely
or
wheat.
My
flowers
are
as
beautiful
and
white
as
those
of
apple
trees!
The
buckwheat
boasted
about
herself.
She
paid
no
attention
to
any
of
the
barely,
wheat, trees or flowers of the riverside.
Right
at
that
moment,
Boom
boom!
Flash
flash!
It
thundered
with
a
rumbling
sound,
the
lightning
flashed.
patter,
pitter
patter!
And
it
showered
heavily.
Heavy
raindrops
came
down
with
frightening speed.
it's
a
shower!
your
head,
quickly!
Barely
and
wheat
who
were
taking
in
the
sun
were
astonished
and
shouted.
Everyone
lowered
their heads, shut
their buds and waited for the shower to pass by,
but
the buckwheat did not.
what
a
fuss!
It's
only
a
shower.
Rather,
she
raised
her
head
arrogantly.
lower
your
head
quickly.
Barely
was
surprised
to
see Buckwheat was raising her head and said.
wounds from that beating
rain all over your body. Besides, if your eyes
are struck by the lightning, you'll be
blind forever. God is inside of
the
lightning. We cannot look at him
directly.
he
really
in
the
lightning?
Well,
I
will
look
at
him
directly!
Buckwheat leaned
backwards much more arrogantly than before.
'Flash!' At
that
moment,
a
very
big
lightning
flashed.
It
looked
like
the
whole
world
was
on
fire.
my
God!
All
the
grains
shouted
simultaneously
and closed
their eyes.
After
a
while,
the
shower
stopped,
and
the
sun
shone
gloriously.
A
beautiful rainbow appeared from the
opposite side of the mountain. The
grains
slowly
and
carefully
raised
their
heads
after
crouching
themselves.
They
raised
their
moistly
wet
bodies
and
looked
at
the
beautiful
rainbow.
what
a
beautiful
rainbow!
you're
right.
It
is
such
a
beautiful
rainbow!
Rainbows
after
showers
were
always
beautiful.
Everyone felt
cool and fresh, but buckwheat did not.
did not lower her head, so
she got a big scar on her face from the heavy
rains.
On
top
of
that,
because
she
lost
her
sight
from
the
lightning,
she could never
look at a rainbow again.
025
The Old House
There was a
very old house in a street. A boy liked this house
very much.
An old man was living in
that house.
The
old
man
always
looked
out
of
the
window.
That's
why
they
made
a
friendship with each
other. The next Sunday morning, the boy visited
the
old house, and he talked to the old
man.
because
you
look
so
lonely.
friend,
thank
you
for
giving
me
such a nice gift and
visiting me.
The
old
man
and
the
boy
were
so
happy
together.
But
the
toy
soldier
started to complain.
and
bored
in
this
house.
be
sad.
Instead,
this
house
is
beautiful, isn't
it?
you were the gift for my
friend. Don't you understand that?
to a
battlefield.
ground, but nobody could
find him.
too
far
away
to
be
found.
After
dark
the
boy
went
back
to
his
house.
When the winter came,
the old man died. A few days later after the old
man's death, the old house was cleared
away and a new house was built in
that
place. After many years, the little boy grew into
a young man, and
he married. He moved
to the old man's house with a beautiful garden.
sharp on the ground. Can you
guess what it was? It was the toy soldier
that he and the old man had been
searching for.
The boy, now a grown-up,
looked at the toy soldier carefully and smiled.
026
The Teapot
There was a teapot made of china, and
she liked to boast about herself.
She
had one beautiful long mouth and a large grip on
her front and rear,
and she was
particularly proud of them. But she hushed up
about her ugly
lid that was broken,
cracked and glued loosely.
Teacups,
a
cream
pitcher
and
a
sugar
bowl
teased
the
teapot
about
her
broken
and
scarred
lid
all
the
time.
Whenever
she
listened
to
their
teasing
while
she
was
boasting
about
herself,
she
suddenly
felt
depressed.
On
all
such
occasions,
she
comforted
herself
by
saying
this,
I
know what my weak point is. Everyone
has not only his own weakness but
also
an excellent talent at the same time. The teacup
has his grip, and
the sugar bowl has
his cover, but I have both. Besides, I have even a
mouth
that
they
don't
have.
Even
if
sugar
bowl
and
cream
pitcher
stimulate people's appetite, I am the
one who bestows favors on thirsty
people. I am the Queen of a tea
table!
One day, a very beautiful and
elegant hand picked up the teapot. But by
mistake, the hand dropped the teapot to
the floor. Her mouth and grip,
which
the teapot used to be proud of, and her lid were
all broken into
pieces, and people made
such a fuss as they cleaned up the hot boiling
water.
The teapot began to
be treated as old and useless from that moment.
She
was shocked by the fact that
everyone laughed at her instead of at the
careless
hand
which
dropped
the
teapot.
The
people
gave
her
away
to a
beggar.
situation.
Even though the
teapot had never imagined before, her new and
different
life
began.
One
day,
the
teapot
got
filled
with
soil.
She
got
another
shock
from it on that day, but someone planted a flower
seed in her. The
seed took root in the
teapot and began to grow.
The teapot
felt the seed as her heart. She came to life and
breathed.
While her heart was beating
energetically, the seed pushed out new buds,
and they bloomed. The teapot could
forget her past, troubles and worries
as she watched the flowers.
But the flowers did not even say thank
you to the teapot. They seemed as
if
they didn't know that the teapot even existed.
Whoever looked at the
flowers were all
impressed by their beauty. The teapot just felt
happy
by watching them.
One
day, someone moved the flowers from the teapot to
a better flowerpot.
The teapot was
broken in two pieces and thrown away in the corner
of a
garden, but the teapot lived her
life keeping her memories to herself.
027
The Jumper
A
long time ago, there were a flea, a grasshopper
and a paper doll.
can jump higher than
anyone else.
jump higher than
you.
The dancing paper doll smiled
without saying a word.
The flea and the
grasshopper decided to compete with each other for
the
highest
jump.
They
invited
other
people
to
their
game.
Even
the
king
came to
see their contest.
daughter.
First,
the
flea
introduced
himself
like
a
gentleman.
am
a
Flea
who
lives
with people. I can jump higher than anyone else in
the world.
The grasshopper with his
green cape stepped to the front and greeted the
people.
wearing green capes
and we can sing beautiful songs as
well.
grasshopper sang a song in front
of the audience. The people enjoyed his
song very much and clapped.
Finally, the paper doll came to the
front. He was so shy that he didn't
say
a word and just bowed.
high.
But
something
strange
happened.
The
flea
was
too
small
for
the
audience to watch how
high he jumped.
flea jumped up and
fluttered as high as he could, but no one could
see
him.
The grasshopper was
next. He put all of his strength in his hind legs
and
jumped
up.
When
he
came
down,
he
landed
on
the
king's
face.
dare you
jump on my face!
that rude grasshopper
in jail!
The paper doll got ready for
the last turn. The king said to the paper
doll
in
a
loud
voice.
can't
see
the
flea
jumping,
and
that
rude
grasshopper dared to land on my face.
If you make a fool of me like your
two
friends, you shall no longer live!
The
audience worried about the paper doll and said,
mind and stepped to the
front. The cool breeze blew gently.
The
paper doll rose up in the air with the breeze.
high!
People
were
impressed
by
the
paper
doll.
When
he
landed
on
the
ground
safely,
the king
was
pleased
with
the
paper
doll
very
much
and
allowed him to marry his princess as he
promised.
028
The Young
Thief and His Mother
Long ago, there
were a mother and a son living in a house. She
worked
hard everyday, but they were
always poor.
One day, her son stole his
friend's bag.
bag?
His
mother
praised
her
son
rather
than
scolding
him.
looks
great!
The next time, he
stole an overcoat. She praised him again when he
stole
it.
A few years later,
he grew up to be a young man. He stole jewelry and
brought
them
to
his
mother.
beautiful!
This
time,
she
did
not
scold her son again.
Then,
because
he
was
elated
by
his
mother,
he
started
to
steal
more
expensive things. One
day, the police caught him. Before putting him in
jail,
he
begged
the
police
to
meet
his
mother.
They
took
him
to
his
mother.
As
soon
as
he
saw
his
mother,
he
bit
her
earlobe.
What's
the
matter with you?
given me a
scolding like that when I stole the first bag, I
could not
have become a
thief.
She
collapsed
as
she
looked
at
her
son
heading
to
prison.
I
only
could
turn
back
time,
I
would
scold
him
severely.
She
regretted
that
she always praised him, whatever he
did.
029
The Intimate Couple
There once was a top and a small ball
in a big toy box. The top said to
the
ball.
marry
me?
But
the
ball
with
a
beautiful
leather
jacket,
ignored
his
proposal.
The
next
day,
the
owner
showed
up.
He
painted
the
top
with
red
and
yellow colors and drove
an iron nail into it.
The
owner
spun
the
top
round
and
round.
When
the
top
spun,
he
looked
very nice.
the ball again.
and I can dance.
But
the
ball
with
the
great
leather
jacket
ignored
him
again.
am
wearing a
wonderful and elegant leather jacket. There is no
comparison
between
you
and
me.
The
ball
was
still
cold.
The
top
begged
her
to
marry him.
asks
me
to
marry
him,
and
I
say
yes.
Well,
then
there
is
nothing I can do about
it.
The next day, the owner brought the
ball outside. The ball jumped very
high
and
down.
But
this
time,
the
ball
didn’t
come
down
after
she
jumped up. The owner searched
everywhere, but he couldn't find the ball.
The top sighed and said,
is
happy with him.
But the top could never
forget her. A few years passed. The top was all
painted
with
a
golden
color.
When
he
spun
powerfully
with
a
buzz,
he
looked
wonderful.
One day, he spun so hard and
fast that he flew away. The top landed on
the roof. The roof was full of all
sorts of things.
Even though
she was worn-out, it was the ball with the leather
jacket.
than before.
me.
Top.
She
recognized
him
and
cried.
didn't
follow
the
swallow.
Actually
I
liked
you,
but
my
pride
didn't
allow
me
to
marry
you.
After
that,
the
top
and
the
ball
got
married
and
lived
happily
ever after.
030
The Beauty of a Shabby Little Dandelion
Spring
has
come
for
the
flowers
and
trees,
in
the
forest
and
fields.
Spring has also come
on the wild flowers under the fence and on a small
apple
tree.
There
were
red
bursting
flower
buds
hanging
on
the
fresh
apple tree branches.
The apple Tree Branches were proud of
themselves knowing that they were
very
beautiful.
A
Countess
admired
the
branches,
so
she
broke
one
of
them off, held it in her
hand, and she went back to her splendid castle
in her wonderful carriage. The Countess
put the branch among the fresh
and
green beech trees, and she smiled with
satisfaction.
The
apple
Tree
Branch
held
up
his
head
and
looked
at
many
kinds
of
people who came in and out. They all
showed different reactions to the
Apple
Tree Branch. All the people reacted differently
when they saw the
Apple
Tree
branch.
Some
were
expressionless
without
a
word,
some
overpraised the beauty of the Apple
Tree Branch, and others gazed at him
with a satisfied look.
Seeing
these
various
reactions
from
people,
the
Apple
Tree
Branch
realized that people have as diverse
personalities as plants and flowers
do
and that they are all different. The Apple Tree
branch looked at the
fields and a
garden through the open window. There were shabby
flowers
and plants as well as beautiful
ones in the garden.
'Those grasses are
so pathetic. It's not their fault they have such
ugly
and squalid names. However,
everything is different in this world.' The
apple Tree Branch sympathized and
looked at the little flowers blooming
next to the fields and streams.
At that time, the Sun kissed the Apple
Tree Branch, a dandelion in the
field,
the abundant beautiful flowers, and the shabby
flowers and said,
there
is
difference
among
everything,
but
throw
away
your
prejudice and look
ahead with a broad point of view. What do you
think
the
poorest
plant
is?
Dandelion.
People
do
not
use
it
even
for
a
bouquet,
and it is so common that people trample it down
carelessly. It
is not different from a
weed at all.
At that time, children ran
across the field, rolled about on the lawn,
and picked and kissed the dandelions.
They made necklaces and garlands
of
them. They looked wonderful with the golden
flowers and green stems.
The
seeds
stuck
to
the
stalks
of
the
dandelions,
and
they
were
as
beautiful as white
feathers. When the children blew out with a puff,
the
seeds of the dandelions fluttered
away as if they had wings.
and how much pleasure they
can give us?
Branch.
At that
time, an old lady dug in the ground of the field
and picked the
roots of the dandelions.
She will make tea, take it to the doctor who
makes medicine, and earn money with the
roots of the dandelions.
join
the
Kingdom
of
Beauty.
Not
every
plant
can
be
the
same,
just
as
people can't be the
same.
Later some people came into the
room. The Countess who brought the Apple
Tree
Branch
to
the
castle
was
one
of
them.
She
brought
a
stalk
of
dandelion seeds much more carefully
than when she brought the Apple Tree
Branch.
at
this.
Isn't
this
beautiful?
I
will
draw
a
picture
of
this
dandelion
with the apple tree branch. Everyone says that the
apple tree
branch is more beautiful,
but this humble dandelion has a different kind
of
beauty.
Even
though
the
apple
tree
branch
and
the
dandelion
look
different
from
each
other,
they
are
all
beautiful.
The
Countess
said
filled with admiration.
The
Sun smiled and kissed the shabby dandelion and the
Apple Tree Branch.
The Apple Tree
Branch blushed his own petals with shame.
031
The Happy Family
There was a butterbur leaf in a country
of the south. A lot of butterbur
trees
with big leaves looked very nice. A snail was
living on a back of
a
butterbur
leaf.
The
snail
ate
the
butterbur
leaves
and
lived
peacefully moving from one leaf or stem
to another.
Two snails were living on a
back of the butterbur leaves. These two had
never
been
out
of
the
butterbur
wood,
but
they
knew
that
there
was
a
different
world out of the forest.
Birds always
felt impatient when they saw the snails.
that
lazy?
Try
to
walk
faster.
When
the
birds
complained,
one
snail
said,
that much, do as
you want.
But the snails did not envy
the bird that could fly everywhere freely.
legs?
They
were just lonely because they were only two. One
day, they found a
little
snail
crying
on
the
back
of
a
butterbur
leaf.
a
pity!
What's happened?
asked the
crying little snail.
The little snail
cried and said he was searching for his dad, mom
and
his brothers for a few days.
I
will
be
your
mom.
Come
on!
The
two
snails
took
him
to
a
big
special butterbur leaf
where they were always living.
A
few
days
later,
the
little
young
snail
ate
delicious
food
and
recovered
slowly.
Even
his
mom
and
dad
were
surprised
that
the
baby
snail could crawl very quickly and play
far away from the leaf.
heart,
you
don't
need
to
crawl
very
fast.
Always
walk
slowly.
She
showed
him slow crawling.
When
it
rained,
funny
sounds
came
from
the
splashing
raindrop
on
the
butterbur leaf.
husband
snail was proud of himself as if he made the
sound.
funny.
The baby snail
is old enough to marry now. His Mom and Dad
searched for
his bride crawling from
one butterbur leaf to another. A ladybug heard
it and visited them.
Mom and
dad snails were happy to hear that and asked.
house?
700
hallways. She is the queen
ant.
marries to the queen
ant.
After
a
while,
a
fly
taught
them
there
was
a
young
woman
snail
right
next to her.
The snail
family decided the woman snail would be the baby
snail's bride.
The night of the
wedding, six fireflies shone beautiful bluish
light on
the
ceremony.
The
snail
family
lived
together
happily
and
peacefully
ever after.
032
A Piggy Bank
Once there were lots of toys in a room.
There was a saving box on the
dresser,
and
it
was
a
small
piggy
bank.
The
piggy
bank
was
full
of
bronze, gold and silver
coins.
The piggy bank knew that he had
many coins inside of him. That's why he
was always proud of himself in front of
his friends.
money.
It
is
enough
to
buy
all
of
you.
The
piggy
bank
always
looked
down from the top of
the dresser and said this proudly. Then, the other
toys looked up the piggy bank with
envious eyes.
One night, the beautiful
moonlight poured into the room through a window.
The
toys
in
the
room
were
so
happy.
and
gentlemen,
let's
play
together on this beautiful
night.
said.
Everyone
except
the
piggy
bank
joined
the
party.
party
must
be
boring.
not
interested in the party. He thought it would make
him less valuable
to join in such an
unimportant party.
piggy
bank!
Come
on
and
join
us.
Let's
enjoy
the <
/p>
party.
on.
Therefore,
the
other
toys
enjoyed
their
party
without
the
piggy bank.
A rocking horse
put on a knitting ball tail and danced. A rubber
ball
rolled over, and a toy car drove
round everywhere in the room. Everyone
seemed so happy.
The piggy
bank looked down at them playing and watched with
an askance
look. Then, the playing was
over and the tea party began. The piggy bank
couldn't stand not eating when he saw
the food, and he came closer step
by
step to the edge of the dresser.
He
smelled
delicious
cookies.
He
suddenly
stuck
his
head
towards
the
toys gathered.
The
piggy
bank
fell
down
to
the
floor.
When
the
piggy
bank
broke
into
pieces,
the
bronze,
gold
and
silver
coins
inside
of
him
scattered noisily.
The other
toys were surprised at the piggy bank's fall while
they were
enjoying the tea party.
Everybody looked at the piggy bank with surprise.
sad. He could not even enjoy
the party.
about the piggy bank.
033
The Shepherdess and the
Chimney Sweeper
There
was
a
very
old
cupboard
in
a
living
room.
Various
patterns
were
carved
on
the
cupboard,
one
of
them
in
the
middle,
was
a
man
with
a
strange look; he had
goat's legs, a small horn on his head and a long
beard
on
his
chin.
The
children
who
used
to
come
in
and
out
the
room
called him 'Goat Leg
Billy'.
Goat Leg Billy was always
looking down at a desk under a mirror. There
was a lovely shepherdess made of china
on the desk. The Shepherdess was
holding
a
stick
and
wearing
gold
shoes
and
a
skirt
with
red
rose
ornaments.
She
was
also
wearing
a
pretty
golden
hat.
She
was
very
beautiful.
Right next to
her, there was a Chimney Sweeper made of china
with a cute
and flushed face, and he
was holding a ladder. They were engaged because
both were close to each other, made of
china and they matched each other
very
well as a good couple.
There was
another doll made of china, and this big old
Chinese guy was
three times bigger than
the others. He could nod his head up and down,
and he insisted that only he had the
right to make decisions about the
Shepherdess.
One
day,
Goat
Leg
Billy
asked
him
to
be
allowed
to
get
married
with the Shepherdess, the Chinese doll nodded his
head and said
yes.
his
drawer
is
full
of
silver
plates.
Tonight,
when
the
old
cupboard
makes
a
creaking
sound,
you
two
have
to
get
married.
The
old
Chinese
doll said this to
the Shepherdess and fell asleep.
The
Shepherdess
cried
and
looked
at
her
beloved
Chimney
Sweeper.
don't
want
to
go
to
the
dark
cupboard.
Let's
go
to
the
outside
world
with me!
have a job, so I can
take care of you.
Shepherdess
how to walk with her china legs and they used a
ladder to
step down on the ground and
looked up to the old cupboard. The patterns
of
the
cupboard
and
Goat
Leg
Billy
were
shouting
at
them.
are
sneaking
away! They are sneaking away!
The
Shepherdess
and
the
Chimney
Sweeper
were
astounded
to
hear
their
voices.
The
old
Chinese
doll
already
woke
up
and
was
shaking
his
body
with
anger.
He
fell
down
to
the
ground.
the
old
Chinese
guy
is
coming after
us.
you sure that you want to
go to the outside world with me? Do you know
how really big the outside world is? We
may never be able to come back
here
again.
is a hole connected to
the outside world up there. We will use that hole
to go out.
in
the
fireplace.
is
very
dark
in
here!
The
Shepherdess
bravely
climbed
up
the
dirty
passage
through
the
fireplace
with
the
Chimney
Sweeper.
Even though it was
steep and long, the Chimney Sweeper pulled and
pushed
her.
When
they
finally
reached
the
end
of
the
chimney,
they
got
tired
and sat down. They could see the sky of
twinkling stars over their heads
and
the
huge
outside
world.
The
Shepherdess
never
imagined
that
the
outside world would be this big. She
started to cry because she was so
shocked.
where
I
was
staying,
the
table
in
front
of
the
mirror.
Chimney
Sweeper tried to calm her down by
telling her that the angry old Chinese
guy and Goat Leg Billy were following
them, but it did not work. They
had to
crawl down through the chimney and go back to the
fireplace.
From the dark fireplace,
they looked up at the room. It was very quiet,
and the old Chinese guy was lying down
in the middle of the floor. He
was
broken into three pieces when he tried to chase
them and fell down
from
the
table.
His
back
and
head
came
off
from
his
body.
dear!
That's
because
of
us.
What
shall
we
do
now?
The
Shepherdess
felt
painful when she saw him.
sure?
was standing
before.
grumbled to himself.
After that, the old Chinese guy could
move his body again as she wished.
He
looked
like
new
when
he
was
fixed
and
nailed
on
his
back.
But
he
could not
nod his head ever again.
Goat Leg Billy
asked the old Chinese guy.
The Chimney
Sweeper and the Shepherdess waited for his answer
nervously.
At last the China lovers
could stay together because the old Chinese guy
could not nod his head any more, and he
could not say
each
other
and
lived
happily
ever
after
until
they
were
broken
into
pieces.
034
The Swineherd Prince
Long
ago, there was a handsome prince in a country. He
loved a princess
of his neighboring
country, but she was haughty and stubborn.
want to marry just a normal
guy.
The
prince
gave
her
a
beautiful
rose
and
a
bird
as
a
gift.
you
marry
me?
are
asking
me
to
marry
you
with
these
things?
She
rejected his proposal.
But
the prince could not give her up. He tried to come
up with a good
idea
for
a
long
time.
right.
I
have
to
disguise
myself
as
a
swineherd.
palace.
The prince made a small and beautiful
pot in front of the pigpen. The
pot
could even sing.
One day, when the
princess passed by the pigpen, the pot began to
sing a
beautiful
song.
She
really
wanted
to
have
this
pot.
much
is
the
singing
pot?
She
hesitated
for
a
moment,
but
she
really
wanted
to
have
it,
and
answered.
At
that
moment,
the
king
saw
them
kissing.
are
you
doing?
The
king
was so angry that he expelled her and the
swineherd from his palace.
She
was
so
sad.
I
got
married
to
the
prince,
this
would
never
happened.
While she was
walking with the swineherd, rain began to fall.
The rain
washed
the
dirty
swineherd's
face,
and
he
turned
into
the
beautiful
prince.
She
fell
in
love
with
him
at
first
sight
and
said,
you
marry
me?
But the prince said no.
kissed a dirty swineherd because of a
pot.
the princess and went back home.
035
The Feather
It was a cold and dark night when the
sun set in the west. All of the
chickens
in
the
hen
house
sat
on
perches,
closed
their
eyes
and
got
ready
to
sleep.
night!
Everyone
fell
asleep
after
saying
good
night
to each other.
However,
one
hen
was
sitting
up
and
pecking
at
her
own
feathers.
This
hen
was
quite
famous
for
laying
eggs
everyday.
In
addition,
she
sometimes made other chickens laugh
with jokes.
As she pecked her feathers,
one of her white feathers fell down to the
ground suddenly.
for it.
That means I lost as much weight as one
feather.
as if it was nothing. All the
other chickens were sleeping, so none of
them could see it.
There was
an owl sitting on a branch next to the hen house.
Owl's eyes
have
keen
sight
at
night.
The
owl
muttered
to
himself.
heard
it
clearly. I heard what the hen said with
my sharp ears.
interest soon and told
this story to a pigeon in his neighborhood.
feathers
to
look
attractive.
How
can
this
happen?
it
true?
That's
ridiculous.
The pigeon burned
to tell the story to her friends, so she told it
to a
barnyard
duck
in
her
neighborhood.
duck.
I
have
some
surprising
news.
The barnyard
duck was shocked by the story.
pulled
out
all
her
feathers,
she
must
have
a
cold
and
be
running
a
fever.
The barnyard duck told
the story to the swallow.
The swallow
was surprised, too.
can't
keep
quiet.
I
have
to
tell
this story
to
everyone.
The
swallow
flew to the sky full
of bright moonlight.
The
next
morning
had
broken.
tweet!
Tweet
tweet!
Early
in
the
morning,
sparrows
were
sitting
down
in
front
of
the
hen
house
and
chattering. The Chickens felt strange
and asked the sparrows.
dear sparrows.
What happened?
hen pulled all
her feathers out because she wanted to look
attractive.
But do you really think she
will be beautiful after pulling all of her
feathers out? So, the angry hen pulled
out all the other hen's feathers.
As a
result, five chickens died at the same
time.
Then, one hen replied to the
sparrow.
happen?
her feather
last night. The small thing that she pulled her
feather out
became such huge and
shocking news while passing through several of her
animal friends.
she
is
living
right
here.
No
way.
This
is
not
where
she
is
living.
her
head.
not
here.
I
am
curious
where
she
lives,
too. How
on
earth
can a hen do such a horrible
thing?
and
it
carried
the hen's
feather,
which
she
pulled
ort
last
night,
to
somewhere else.
036
The Old Street Lamp
There
once was an old street lamp standing on a remote
corner of a town.
The street lamp was
worn out because he stayed up all night for
several
years to shine in a dark
street. That's why he had to be replaced by a
new lamp. It was the last night that
the street lamp shone over the side
street. He was an old kerosene lamp.
The old street lamp burned himself as
hard as he could since he thought
it
was his last night.
The old street lamp
looked back upon what he had seen for a long time.
There were pleasant memories, and also
sad memories, with those he could
hardly keep from tears.
Suddenly
the
old
street
lamp
sensed
that
there
who
were
looking
up
at
him.
Street
Lamp,
we
heard
that
you
will
retire
from
your
job.
a tree
fragment and a firefly. The head of a herring
glowed in the dark,
and the tree
fragment was bright in the dark when he was wet.
The old street lamp looked down and
said,
both are not bright enough to be
a street light.
about
it.
You,
old
useless
street
lamp!
You
don't
have
to
care
about which of us will replace
you!
The Next day, a janitor came to
clear the old street lamp away.
wish I
can stay here.
were broken to pieces.
The old street lamp worried about this very much.
There were a good old man and a woman.
They were living around the old
street
lamp.
They
used
to
turn
on
and
put
out
the
old
street
lamp
at
night and
dawn.
The old street lamp happened to
go to the old man and woman's house. The
old man and woman did not want to live
apart from the old street lamp
which
they
used
to
take
care
of
for
a
long
time,
so
they
asked
the
janitor
to give them the old street lamp.
street lamp felt relieved.
One day, one of their neighbors came
and asked.
use of this old
lamp?
time,
so
we
don't
want
to
throw
it
away.
As
the
old
street
lamp
was
listening
to
their
conversation,
he
felt
his
heart
aching.
they
light me up,
I can be quite helpful for them.
The old
woman cleaned the old lamp in her spare time.
Then, the old lamp
slowly
became
clean.
The
lamp
felt
better.
ha,
it
looks
much
better.
The
old
man
smiled
pleasantly.
we
light
up
this
lamp
tonight?
The
old
woman
bought
a
candle.
That
night,
she
lit
up
the
clean
old
street lamp.
The old street lamp shone all around
him brightly. For the old man and
woman
who took care of him, he brightened his iron
ornament glitteringly.
037
The Worthwhile Job
There
were five brothers who wanted to do something
important. They had
their own certain
jobs that they wanted to do. Each thought his job
was
the best.
The oldest
brother wanted to be a brick burner and make
bricks. But the
second laughed at him.
The second oldest brother wanted to be
a bricklayer, and he thought the
bricklayer
was
much
more
important
than
a
brick
burner.
He
wanted
to
have
a
much
more
valuable
job
than
his
older
brother
did.
Then,
the
third
brother
laughed
at
his
two
brothers
after
he
listened
to
their
dream
jobs.
They
are
all
unimportant
jobs.
I
will
be
a
great
architect
and wear a rimless hat.
His dream was to
be an architect and to leave his name in
posterity. The
third oldest brother
said he would build great buildings. He wanted to
leave
great
buildings
for
the
next
generation
after
he
died.
After
listening
to
his
brothers,
the
forth
said
that
he
wanted
to
design
better
buildings
than
his
third
brother.
will
design
more
advanced
buildings than you
will build.
He
did
not
like
normal
materials.
He
wanted
to
have
buildings
made
of
rare
materials
so
that
he
could
have
better
buildings
than
his
third
brother
did.
Isn't
it the most
valuable job?”
The
last
promised
to
himself
that
he
would
never
follow
his
brothers'
paths. He wanted
to correct his brothers' mistakes. As time went
by, the
oldest
brother
became
a
brick
burner.
The
second
brother
became
a
bricklayer. The third one became an
architect, and the forth became an
architectural
designer.
They
all
passed
away
after
they
did
what
they
really wanted to do.
The
last
one
lived
longer
than
any
of
his
brothers,
and
he
became
a
critic.
The
last
still
insisted
that
he
had
the
most
worthwhile
job
among
his
brothers. After he died, even though he
could go to Heaven only with his
brothers' help, he murmured to himself
continuously in front of the Gate
of
Heaven.
same importance.
038
The Flying Trunk
There
once
was
a
rich
merchant.
He
had
a
son
who
didn't
want
to
do
anything
except play and waste money.
The rich
merchant died and left
his money to his
son, but he wasted it and soon, he had nothing
left in
his pocket.
The
Flying Trunk