Fairy Tale: Little Red Riding Hood's Wolf Mentor

Chapter 33 Lucky Hans
Just separated by a wall, Lake and Poro were both stunned by this sudden scene.

"Polo, why did that knife sharpener suddenly... commit suicide?"

"Is this some kind of magic? Why does Hans say it's luck?"

Poro listened to the conversation between Hans and the knife sharpener, and his mind was a little confused.

Poro felt vaguely familiar, but it was difficult to confirm.

At least from his own perspective, the knife sharpener's behavior was indeed tantamount to suicide, as he had no contact with Hans at all during the entire process.

He just drew his own knife, fell down, stabbed himself, and then... fell to the ground.

"That's good. It saves us from having to fight."

The Poro curled his lips and began to back away.

After all, it's not a good idea to be caught red-handed while peeking into other people's secrets.

"Ah."

Lake had no objection.

But just as the man and the wolf were about to leave the house before Hans.

"Dang Cang——"

It's over.

The knife sharpener's house was in a mess, and the corner of Lake's cloak had knocked over a metal bottle.

The crisp sound was extremely clear in the darkness.

"Who's there?"

Hans was stunned and walked out of the hall quickly.

The six of them looked into each other's eyes with Lake and Poro who were still standing there.

"Uncle Hans, what a coincidence, haha."

Lake blinked, she had taken off her hood, and a well-behaved smile appeared on her delicate face, ready to get away with it.

"Good evening, Mr. Hans."

The Poro hid his body in the darkness, only his eyes were still flashing with a faint green light.

"Uh, it's you guys."

Hans's gaze lingered on the girl's face in surprise for a moment, then he breathed a sigh of relief.

For some reason, he felt that such a lovely girl would not have any bad intentions, and he did not feel any hostility or vigilance in his heart.

So, he resumed his previous weak tone:
"What are you doing here too?"

"Can't sleep, come out for a walk?"

Poro said smoothly.

"The Poro wants to come out to play, I'll take him out!"

Lake followed closely.

Hans was stunned. He looked at Lake, then at the Poro at Lake's feet. After a while, he shook his head and laughed.
"Okay, but I don't have the hobby of hanging out late at night. As for what I'm doing here... you should have seen it."

Hans shrugged and gestured towards the hall where the knife sharpener's body lay. "Murder or justice? Anyway—I killed that guy."

Seeing Hans so calm, Poro and Lake were stunned.

"Well, actually, we were going to kill that guy tonight, but we didn't get here as early as you..."

Lake thought about it and finally couldn't help asking, "Uncle Hans, why did that knife sharpener suddenly... fall down and die?"

After all, the probability of this happening is almost zero.

"Well, this has something to do with my 'luck'..."

Hans touched the messy stubble on his chin and said, "To me, it's more like a curse of misfortune—"

But I think if you really want to hear it... it's better to go back to the tavern first."

"Ok."

After hearing this, Lake could only nod.

Several people climbed out of the window again silently.

As for the knife sharpener's body?

Maybe it won't be discovered until it becomes smelly?

After all, no one will care about the life of such a person no matter where he is.

Hans's method doesn't even require dealing with the corpse.

……

In the tavern, in the room.

The oil lamp was lit, emitting a dim light.

Hans took a deep sip from the bottle, his eyes uncertain, as if he was thinking about where to start.

On the other side, Lake held up her face expectantly.

The Poro in her arms was also lost in deep thought.

Lucky...Hans...and the knife sharpener?
"Would you like me to tell you a fairy tale first?"

Poro suddenly spoke first.

"fairy tale?"

Lake knew Poro's abilities and knew that Poro might have some guesses or clues, so she nodded happily and said, "Okay, Poro!"

So, under the gaze of Hans and Lake, Poro briefly recalled and began to speak:
"This story is called... Lucky Hans."...

The story of Lucky Hans is also one of the fairy tales that Poro had read in his previous life.

As for its content, it is about a young man named Hans who worked for an employer for seven years and was rewarded with a piece of gold as big as his head.

But this gold...was exchanged several times along the way.

Exchange gold for a horse, a horse for a cow, a cow for a pig, a pig for a goose, a goose for a grindstone—

Finally, the stone fell into the well.

Hans had no choice but to return to his poor home with nothing.

But even so, Hans still hummed the song. He felt that he was the luckiest man in the world!

……

“Hans’s stone accidentally fell into the well, but he was happy about it.

Because he felt that he had gotten rid of the burden. Finally, he continued on his journey with ease and joy, and returned to his mother's home.

After Poro finished the last word, he smacked his lips and said,

"You sound... like an optimistic person, don't you?"

Lake nodded. "Does this story mean that only optimistic people are the luckiest?"

"Maybe……"

The Poro replied casually, shifting his gaze to Hans.

But Hans' eyes were wide open, full of horror!
"I haven't told you yet, how did you know?!"

But then, Hans calmed down and thought about it, just like Poro's previous judgment of Hans' ability.

In this world, most of the inexplicable things are related to magic.

It's not surprising that the wolf in front of me can talk and perform magic.

"Hmm... maybe you have some kind of magic?"

Hans guessed.

"So, you really are... Lucky Hans?"

Although he had a premonition, Poro was still a little surprised.

"Yes, the story you told is very similar to mine, but...no one in this world can lose everything and still smile."

Hans sighed and pointed at his face, "Do you think my luck is gained through 'optimism'?
I worked for a duke in the Kingdom of Sinuo for seven years. I ate the hardest bread, slept on thin straw, and did the heaviest work.

He had no intention of paying me, and I might have worked there to death without any pay.

But one day, the Duke got drunk.

I took advantage of that opportunity and he really gave me a piece of gold.

Just like your fairy tale, the gold is as big as my head."

"and after……"

Seeing Hans silent, Lake couldn't help but ask.

But when she thought of the two lonely graves in front of Hans's house, she realized that some results were probably self-evident.

"Then, like the knife grinder I met, I didn't hold on to that gold—it was plundered and dwindled, even though I chose a path less traveled."

Hans said, swallowing the last bit of wine in the bottle, "Overall, it's similar to what Mr. Poro summarized, but those exchanges were not 'voluntary' on my part.

In the end, I returned home empty-handed, having worked for seven years...and gained nothing.

My parents suffered from illness for many years.

And then… well, the day before yesterday, they died.

If I had brought the gold back, perhaps they wouldn't have suffered so many years."

Hans shook his head.

"What is luck? If I can really take the gold and improve my home, that would be luck!

Now that I have nothing, I realize... I have been carrying a curse.

I can make those plunderers become penniless like me, but I myself will never deserve to have anything!

Ha, what a lucky guy! "

Hans put the empty bottle on the table, staggered out, and walked back to his room.

"Go to bed early, we have to go on the journey tomorrow."

//The picture is the original text of Lucky Hans. If you don't want to read it, you can skip it or look it up yourself, or read the synopsis of the author. It will not affect your reading.
　Lucky Hans original synopsis
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　　The story of Lucky Hans comes from Grimm's fairy tale, telling how a hardworking and optimistic young man, through a series of exchanges, seemingly loses but ultimately gains happiness.

　　Hans served his employer for seven years and at the end of his term was rewarded with a piece of gold as big as his head.

　　He set out on his journey home full of joy, but encountered a series of seemingly incredible exchanges along the way.

　　First, he traded his gold for a horse, but because he was not good at riding, he fell off;
　　Later, a farmer traded his cow for the horse, reasoning that the cow was more practical;

　　Then, a butcher traded a piglet for the cow, claiming the piglet had greater potential;
　　Later, a young man exchanges a goose for the piglet, suggesting that the piglet may have been stolen;
　　Finally, a knife grinder traded Hans' goose for just two stones - a whetstone and an ordinary stone, and gave him a stone that could drive nails straight as an additional gift.

　　As the journey progressed, Hans found that the burden on his shoulders was getting heavier and heavier, until two stones accidentally fell into the well, and he felt relieved and realized the true ease and freedom.

　　Although he eventually lost all his material possessions, his heart was filled with unprecedented ease and happiness.

　　Hans' story teaches us that happiness and luck do not lie in the amount of material possessions, but in peace of mind and satisfaction with life.

　　Every exchange that seems to be a disadvantage is actually a precious gift that life gives to Hans, allowing him to learn to cherish the present.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)