Faithful John is a servant. The old king called him that because he had served the king for a long time, and he was very loyal and reliable, and he was also the old king's favorite person.
When John came to the bedside, the king said, "My faithful John, I know I can't make it. What I can't let go of now is my son. He is still young and needs the help of his tutor. I have no friends I can trust except you. If you don't swear to teach him what he should know and be his michel platini, I can't rest in peace. "
Hearing these words, John said, "I will never leave him." I will help him faithfully, even if I give my life. "
The king said happily, "Now I'm relieved. After I die, you show him all the rooms and storerooms in the whole palace, including all the treasures in the house. However, it should be noted that there is one room that he can't enter, and that is the room where the portrait of Princess Jiao is hidden in the Golden House. If he goes in and takes a look, he will fall in love with her deeply and fall into the danger of perdition. You must take this responsibility. "
When faithful John asked the old king to swear again, the old king lay safely on the pillow and died.
After the old king was buried, faithful John told the young king his last wishes and vows, and said, "I will faithfully fulfill my promise and be as loyal to you as my father, even if I give my life."
The young king cried and said, "I will never forget your loyalty."
After the funeral, faithful John said to his young master, "now it's time for you to look at the property you inherited." Let me show you around your father's palace. " Then, he showed the young master around all the places up and down the palace, showing him all the wealth and luxurious rooms, except the one with the pictures. Because when you open the door, you can see the portrait hanging inside. That portrait is so beautiful that people will feel that they stand out. Nothing in the world is more lovely and beautiful than the woman in the picture.
The young king found that faithful John always walked through the house without opening the door, so he asked, "Why don't you open this house?"
He replied, "There's something in it that scares you."
But the king said, "I have visited the whole palace, and I want to know what's in it."
After that, he went up and tried to open the door, but faithful John took him by the back and said, "I swore before your father died that I would never let you into this house, or you and I would be in big trouble."
The young king stubbornly said, "for me, the greatest misfortune is that I can't go in and have a look." As long as I don't go in and have a look, I will be restless day and night. I won't leave until you open it. "
Faithful John found that no matter how he persuaded, the young king refused to leave. He had a bad feeling in his heart and sighed heavily. He found a key from a bunch of keys and opened the door of the house. As soon as the door opened, John went in first and stood between the king and the portrait, hoping to block the portrait from the king, but the young king stood on tiptoe and looked over his shoulder and immediately saw the portrait of the princess. Seeing the charming appearance of the girl wearing gold and silver in the painting, he was so excited that he immediately threw himself on the ground and fainted.
Faithful John quickly picked him up and put him on his bed, thinking, "Alas! Misfortune has befallen us, my God! What can I do? "
After hard work, the king was finally saved, but the first thing he said was: "Who is the girl in that beautiful portrait?"
Faithful John replied, "that's a portrait of the king's daughter in a golden house."
The king continued to ask, "I love her so much that even if all the leaves on the tree become my tongue, it is hard to tell my love for her." I want to find her! Go to her even if you risk your life! You are my loyal friend, and you must help me. "
John thought for a long time about how to help the young king and satisfy his wishes. Finally, he said to the king, "According to legend, all the utensils around her are made of gold: tables, stools, cups, plates and everything in the house are made of gold, and she has been looking for new treasures." You have stored a lot of gold now, find some craftsmen to make these gold into various containers and rare birds and animals, and then we will take our chances with these treasures. "
So the king ordered that all skilled goldsmiths be invited. They made all kinds of handicrafts with gold day and night, and finally made all the gold into the most beautiful antiques. Faithful John put them all on a big ship, and he and the king put on merchant's clothes so that others wouldn't recognize them.
When everything was ready, they set sail for the sea. After sailing around the clock, they finally found the territory under the jurisdiction of King Kim. After the ship landed, faithful John asked the king to stay on board until he came back. He said, "Maybe I can bring Princess Golden House. Therefore, you should tidy up the boat, take out the gold treasures and decorate the whole boat with them. " Then, he took out one from each gold vessel, put it in a basket, and went ashore to the palace.
When he came to the courtyard of the castle, he saw a beautiful girl standing by a well. She carried two golden buckets to fetch water from the well. Just as the girl turned around with a shiny bucket, she also saw the stranger. She asked him who he was. He stepped forward and said, "I'm a businessman." Then open the basket and show her what's inside.
When the girl saw it, she cried in surprise: "Wow! What a beautiful thing! " She put down the bucket, looked at one piece of gold and said, "The king's daughter likes these things best. She should go and see it. She will buy them all. " After that, she took him by the hand and took him into the palace, because she was the maid of the king's daughter. After she explained the situation to the guards, they released him.
When the princess saw the sample he brought, she was very excited and said, "It's so beautiful. I want to buy it all. "
Faithful John said, "I'm just a servant of a wealthy businessman." What I brought was nothing compared with what he put on the boat. He has the most exquisite and expensive gold handicrafts you have never seen! " "
Hearing this, the princess asked him to take everything ashore, but he said, "It will take many days to unload it, because there are too many, even in the biggest room here."
When she said this, the princess's curiosity and desire grew bigger and bigger, and she couldn't help saying, "Take me to your boat. I want to see your master's goods with my own eyes. "
Faithful John was very happy and took her to the shore. As soon as the king saw her, he felt his heart jump out of his throat and couldn't help seeing her at once. As soon as the princess got on the boat, he led her into the cabin.
Faithful John came to the stern to find the helmsman and told him to set sail at once. "Full sail!" "He shouted," let the boat go forward in the waves like a bird flying in the air. "
The king showed the princess all the gold products on board, including all kinds of plates, cups, basins, rare birds and animals, etc. The princess happily admired every artistic treasure and didn't notice that the ship had left the shore at all.
A few hours passed, and after reading everything, she politely thanked the businessman and said it was time for her to go home. But when she walked out of the cabin and came to the bow, she found that the ship had left the shore, and now the ship was full of sails and sailing fast on the vast sea. The princess screamed in fear, "God! I was cheated, abducted and fell into the hands of mobile vendors. I would rather die. "
But the king took her hand and said, "I'm not a businessman, I'm a king, and I'm from the royal family like you." I tricked you into taking you out in this way because I love you very much. When I first saw your portrait, I couldn't help but faint on the ground. "Upon hearing this, the princess was relieved.
After talking, she soon fell in love with him and was willing to marry him.
But just as they were sailing on the vast sea, such a thing happened. One day, faithful John was sitting on the bow and playing the flute. Suddenly, he saw three crows flying towards him in the sky and kept barking. John knows bird language, so he stopped playing at once and listened carefully to the conversation between crows.
The first crow said, "He's gone! He has won the love of Princess Golden House, let him go! "
The second crow said, "No! He still can't get the princess when he goes. "
The third crow said, "If he goes, he will definitely marry her. Look at them kissing side by side on the boat! " "
Then the first crow said, "What's the use of him? If you don't believe me, just watch. When they land, a reddish-brown horse will run towards him. Seeing that horse, he is sure to ride it. As long as he gets on that horse, the horse will take him into the air and he will never see his lover again. "
The second crow went on to say, "Exactly! That's right. But what can be done? "
The first crow said, "Yes, yes! If someone sits on that horse, pulls out the dagger inserted in the saddle and kills the spurs, the young king can be saved, but who knows? Even if someone knows, who will tell him? Because as long as he tells the king about it and saves his life, his leg will turn from toe to knee to stone. "
The second crow said, "Exactly, exactly! But I know another thing! Although the horse is dead, the king can't marry a bride. Because when they walk into the palace together, they will see a wedding dress on the sofa. It looks like it's made of gold and silver, but it's actually some sulfur and ointment. As long as he puts on that dress, it will burn him to the bone marrow. "
The third crow said, "Ah! Is it hopeless? "
The second crow said, "Oh! Okay, okay. If someone grabs clothes and throws them into the brazier, the young king will be saved. But what's the use? If someone knows and tells this person that he saved the king in this way, his body will turn to stone from knee to chest. Who would do that? "
The third crow said, "and, and! I know more! Even if the dress was burned, the king could not marry the bride. Because, after the wedding ceremony, at the beginning of the dance, as long as the young queen goes dancing, she will immediately fall to the ground, pale as a dead man. However, at this time, if someone comes forward to help her and sucks three drops of blood from her right breast, she will not die. But if someone knows this and tells others about this method, this person will use this method to save the bride, and his body will turn to stone from head to toe. "
Then the crow flapped its wings and flew away.
Faithful John had understood everything, and he began to worry, but he didn't tell his master what he heard. Because he knew that if he told him, he would lay down his life to save himself. Finally, he said to himself, "I must faithfully fulfill my promise, even if I have to pay my life, I will save my master."
After they landed, the raven's prediction came true. A handsome reddish-brown horse suddenly jumped out from the shore. The king shouted, "Look, he will definitely send us to the palace." After that, I got on the horse.
Just then, faithful John rode on the horse in front of him, pulled out a dagger and killed it. The other servants of the king were jealous of him, so they all shouted, "He killed the horse that sent the king back to the palace. This is outrageous!" "
The king said, "Let him go. He is my faithful John. Who knows that he didn't do it for a good result? "
When they came to the palace, they saw a beautiful dress on the armchair of a house, which shone with gold and silver. The young king came forward to pick them up, but faithful John grabbed them and threw them into the fire and burned them.
The other servants mumbled again, "Look, now he burned the wedding dress."
But the king still said, "Who knows what he did it for? Let him do it! He is my faithful servant John. "
After the wedding, the dance began. As soon as the bride entered the dance floor, John stared at her face with rapt attention. Suddenly, the bride looked pale and fell to the ground as if she were dead. John rushed at her, picked her up, carried her to an armchair in the back room, and sucked three drops of blood from her right chest. The bride began to breathe again and came back to life. But the young king saw the whole process. He didn't know why faithful John did this, but he was very angry with his impudence and ordered, "Put him in the cell."
The next morning, faithful John was taken out of his cell and put on the gallows. Facing the gallows, he said, "Can I say something before I die?"
The king replied, "Your request has been granted."
So John told the whole story of the raven's conversation at sea and how he made up his mind to save the people. Finally, he said, "I have been wrongly sentenced now, but I have been faithful and sincere from beginning to end."
After hearing John's story, the king shouted, "Oh, dear! My most loyal John, please forgive me! Please forgive me! Put him down quickly! "
But just after faithful John said the last sentence, he fell down and became a lifeless stone. The king and queen lay sadly on the stone statue. The king said, "My God! I should treat your loyalty in such an ungrateful way! "
He had the stone statue lifted, moved to his bedroom and put it by his bed, so that he could often see it and mourn it. He said to the stone statue, "Alas! My faithful John, I hope I can save you! "
A year later, the queen gave birth to two twin sons, and she was very happy to watch them grow up slowly.
One day, she went to church, and her two sons and the king stayed in the palace. The little guy was playing around, and the king sighed at the stone statue and cried, "Oh, my faithful John, I wish I could bring you back to life!" " "
This time, the stone statue actually began to speak. It said, "King! If you think I can give up your dearest person, you can revive me. "
Hearing this, the king said firmly, "I am willing to give anything in the world for you."
"In this case," said the stone statue, "as long as you cut off the heads of your two children and sprinkle their blood on me, I will come back to life."
The king was shocked at once, but he thought that faithful John died for him and he was loyal to himself, so he stood up straight, drew his sword, and prepared to cut off the heads of his two children and sprinkle their blood on the stone statue. But just as he drew his sword, faithful John came back to life. He stood in front of the king, blocked his way and said, "Your sincerity should be rewarded."
The two children are still jumping and making noise as if nothing had happened.
The king was filled with joy. When he saw the queen coming back, he wanted to try her. He hid faithful John and his two sons in a big closet. When she entered the room, he said to her, "Did you go to church to pray?"
The queen replied, "Yes, I always think of faithful John and his loyalty to us."
The king said, "dear madam, we can bring John back to life, but at the cost of the death of our youngest son." In order to save him, we must give them up. "
The queen was frightened and her face was bloodless, but she still said firmly, "This is the only way. Without his selfless loyalty and sincerity, there would be no us today and no children. "
The king cheered happily because his wife thought exactly the same as him. He immediately ran to open the closet, released the two children and faithful John, and said, "God will be proud of it, too! He is with us again, and our son is safe and sound. " Then he told her what happened, and everyone got together happily, and life was full of happiness and joy.
The author of faithful John
Brothers Grimm: jacob green, william green.
They are all German folk literature collectors. Born into an official family, they all studied law at Marburg University, worked in Kassel Library, and served as professors at Geyengen University. 184 1, became an academician of the Academy of Green Sciences. Together, they compile fairy tales for children and families (the last edition was published in 1857 and ***2 16 stories). Among them, such famous works as Cinderella, Snow White, Little Red Riding Hood and Brave Little Tailor have become masterpieces loved by children all over the world. In addition, since 1808, the Brothers Grimm began to collect German folklore and published 585 German legends in two volumes. They also wrote German Grammar (18 19 ~ 1837), German Language History (1848), German Dictionary (1852) and other academic works, which are German linguistics.