Andrew Lan's Twelve-Color Fairy Tale Series: Pink Fairy Tale Books

Chapter 8 The Three Brothers

Once upon a time there was an old man who had three sons, and all his property was the house in which he lived, and nothing else.The old man loved all three sons equally, and he didn't know which son he should give the house to after his death.He didn't want to favor any of his sons, and he was reluctant to sell the house for a share of the money, because the house was passed down from his ancestors.Finally he came up with a good idea. He said to his three sons: "Now you must all go out and learn a craft each. When you come back from your studies, the house will belong to whoever has the greatest ability."

The boys were all on board with the idea.The eldest wants to be a blacksmith, the second wants to be a barber, and the third wants to learn swordsmanship from a teacher.The three brothers made an appointment to go home for a "martial arts competition", and then went their separate ways.

It happened that the three brothers all found a master with excellent skills and learned the best skills.The eldest blacksmith made horseshoes for the king's precious horse, and thought: "The house must be mine!" The second barber shaves the heads and faces of dignitaries, and he also thinks that the house belongs to him.The third child who was learning swordsmanship was not so smooth. During the learning process, he was hit by the sword many times, but he still gritted his teeth and survived, thinking to himself: "If you can't bear this little suffering, you will never get house!"

When the appointed time came, the three brothers returned to their father's side on time.But they didn't know how to find the best opportunity to show their talents, so they had to sit down and discuss.At this moment, a rabbit suddenly ran across the field, "Haha!" The second child of the barber said with a smile, "It's really time!" As he said, he grabbed the washbasin and soap, and when the rabbit came close, he quickly Lather up its face with lather.Then, while the rabbit was still running fast, it shaved a beautiful short beard, but it didn't hurt the rabbit at all!

"Well done!" said the old man. "If your brother is inferior to you, the house will be yours!"

After a while, a carriage came galloping.The boss blacksmith said: "Father, you can look at mine now!" He caught up with the carriage in a few steps, and immediately replaced four brand new horseshoes for a galloping horse.

"That's very nice! You're no worse than your brother," said the old man, "but to whom shall I give the house?"

At this time, the third son said: "Father, let me show you a hand." It happened that it was raining at this time, and the third son drew out his sword and kept waving it above his head. Wet marks.The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and the sword in his hand was dancing faster and faster, but there was still no raindrop on his body, as if he was standing in a house.

The father was shocked when he saw it, and said: "You have shown the most exquisite skills, and the house will belong to you!"

The two elder brothers were convinced, and they were full of praise for the younger brother.Because of the deep brotherhood, the three brothers did not want to be separated from each other, so they all stayed in this house.All of them are capable and hardworking, so they make a lot of money.The family lived a happy life until they were old.Later, one of the three brothers fell ill and died, and the other two brothers were very sad, and soon they also died one after another due to excessive grief.Because the three brothers were so brotherly, they were buried together in the same tomb.

(End of this chapter)