grey fairy tale book

Chapter 1 Donkey Skin (1)
Once upon a time, there was a king who was loved by his subjects and who had everything he wanted.Therefore, he felt that he was the happiest king in the world.His palace was filled with rare treasures, his gardens were filled with exotic flowers and plants, and in his marble stables were kept a herd of Arabian horses with creamy skin and big brown heads. Eye.

When people heard about the BMWs collected by the king, they came to see them from afar.However, they were all surprised to see that the most eye-catching place in the stable was a donkey.The donkey's ears were extraordinarily large and drooped limply.A donkey is a good donkey, but people don't understand, is a donkey worthy of being so pampered and loved?People were still muttering as they left.How could they know that every night, when the donkey fell asleep, pieces of gold would come out of its ears, and the servants would pick them up one by one at dawn.

After many years of such a good life, the king suddenly encountered misfortune, and his beloved queen died.The queen always had the king's happiness in her heart.Before she died, she exhausted her last strength and said to the king: "You have to promise me one thing. You must marry another wife, not only for yourself, but also for your people. But don't worry , you must marry a woman who is more beautiful and virtuous than me as your wife."

The king sobbed and said, "Stop it! I'd like to die with you!" The queen just smiled weakly when she heard this, her head fell to the pillow, and she didn't speak again.

For months, the king grieved.As time went by, gradually, he began to come out of grief little by little.His ministers are always urging him to marry another princess.At first, the king didn't listen to their advice at all. As time went by, he was finally persuaded.However, the king insisted repeatedly that the bride must be more beautiful and virtuous than the queen, which was his promise to the queen's last words.

It was not easy for the king to agree to remarry. The ministers were overjoyed and began to collect portraits of beauties everywhere.The painters are also busy non-stop, trying to draw the most beautiful portraits.The painters have been busy for a long time without drawing the new princess in their minds.They have to admit that there is no beauty in the current stack of paintings that can compare with the dead queen, not even the slightest resemblance in the frown and smile between the eyebrows.

One day, the king looked at a stack of portraits that had just been delivered, and was very disappointed.He turned his head, but saw his adopted daughter.His adopted daughter has lived in the palace since she was a child.His eyes fell on his adopted daughter, and the king suddenly realized that there was only her, his adopted daughter, who was more beautiful than the queen in this world!He immediately spoke his mind.However, this girl has no ambitions at all, and she doesn't want to marry him at all.She begged the king to give her some time to think about it.That night, while everyone was asleep, she got into a sheep-drawn cart and went to consult her fairy godmother.

As soon as the girl got out of the car, the fairy said, "I know what you are going to say. If you don't want to marry him, I can teach you how to deal with him." Then the fairy told her what to do: "Ask him for a color A dress like the sky. He can't find a dress like that, so you'll be all right." The girl thanked the fairy and went back.

The next morning her father (as she kept calling him) came to see her.The girl told her father that she would never agree to him unless he could find a dress, which must be the same color as the sky.The king was very happy when he heard this, and immediately ordered the best weavers and tailors in the country to be made, and ordered them to make such a skirt without delay, or their heads would be cut off.Surprised and frightened, these craftsmen hurriedly began to dye, cut, and sew.

They made the dress in just two days.The dress looks like it was cut straight from the sky.The poor girl wilted at the sight of the dress and didn't know what to do.So, at night she drove again to find the fairy.

"It seems that the king is smarter than I thought." said the fairy. "Go back and tell him that he wants a moonlight skirt."

The next day, when the king summoned his adopted daughter, the girl told her what she wanted.The king said: "Baby, I promise you everything!" The king immediately ordered the craftsmen to make the skirt within two days, or they would all be hanged.The craftsmen immediately devoted themselves to their work, and when it was dawn, the moonlight dress was already on her bedside.Though marveling at the beauty of the dress, the girl wept, until the Fairy Godmother heard the cries and came to her.

"Uh, I didn't expect him to do it!" said the fairy. "This time I want a sunny skirt! I don't believe he can make it!" After the first two times, the girl began to be suspicious of the fairy, but she had nothing to do. He told his father his request.

The king made the sunny dress without any trouble, and even dropped his best gems and diamonds on it.The skirt is really colorful and eye-catching, and I dare not look at it without wearing a magic mirror, for fear that the dazzling light will hurt my eyes.Seeing the skirt, the princess hurriedly pretended to hurt her eyes and went back to her room.

The fairy had been waiting for her for a long time, with a look of shame on her face. "Now there is only one way!" cried the Fairy. "You go to him and ask for the donkey's skin! All his treasures are given by the donkey. I think he must be reluctant!"

The princess was very disturbed, not knowing what the king would think of her, but she went to the king anyway, and told him she would never marry him unless he brought the donkey's skin.The king was surprised and distressed, but he didn't hesitate for the sake of his love. He killed the donkey and put the donkey's skin at the princess' feet.

The poor girl, feeling that she could not escape her terrible fate, burst into sobs, and pulled her hair as she sobbed.Suddenly, the fairy came to her. "Don't be afraid!" said the Fairy. "Now there is a way! Put on the donkey's skin, and leave the palace at once, as far as you can go. I will protect you. Your clothes and jewels will follow you all the way underground. When you need it, you just stomp your feet and get what you want in no time. Just make sure you go fast, there's no time."

So the princess put on the donkey's skin and slipped out of the palace quietly.

News of the princess' disappearance spread throughout the palace immediately.There were endless cries and shouts throughout the palace, and every corner was searched carefully.The king also sent troops to pursue the princess along the way.But whenever they were about to catch up, the Fairy would wrap the Princess in a magic cloak, so that no one could see her.

Princess go, go, go far, far away.She really wanted someone to take her in, and let her help with some work.However, all the houses she passed were kind enough to give her something to eat, but no one would let her in—the donkey skin on her was really dirty!Because she was walking in such a hurry that she couldn't take care of washing.

The princess was tired and hungry, and wanted to give up. She felt that she was really unfortunate.One day, she was walking aimlessly by a farm outside a small town when she heard someone calling her.She turned and saw a lot of turkeys, and a peasant woman beckoned her in. "I want a girl to help wash the dishes, feed the turkeys, and clean the pigsty," said the peasant woman. "Seeing how dirty you are, you must be in need of this job!"

The princess agreed happily.Soon, she was sent to work in a corner of the kitchen.All of a sudden, all the workers gathered around her, laughing at her and the donkey skin she was wearing.After a long time, everyone gradually got used to seeing the donkey skin on her body, and no one thought it was funny anymore.The princess not only worked very hard, but also worked so well that even the mistress fell in love with her.Especially looking at her cleverness in taking care of sheep and turkeys, no one would think that she has never worked in her life.

One day, she was sitting by the river, thinking of her fate, and was very sad in her heart.Suddenly, she saw herself in the water: the head part of the donkey skin was like a scarf, covering her hair, her face was also covered a little, the disgusting donkey skin was like a mat, covering her the whole body.This was the first time she saw what she looked like in the eyes of others, which made her very inferior.So she threw away the donkey skin and jumped into the river.She got up from the river again and again, jumped down, got up, and jumped down again until her whole body was washed clean.When it was time to go back to the farm, she had to put on the disguise again reluctantly.Looking at it now, it seems dirtier than ever.However, when she thought that tomorrow was a rest day, she comforted herself that she would be able to be a princess for a few hours tomorrow and forget her status as a servant!
So, at dawn, she stomped her feet as the fairy taught her, and said, "I want that skirt like the sky." The skirt appeared on her little bed at once.Her room also seemed too small, and there was no room for the skirt to spread all over.Still, she laid out the hem of the skirt.She brushed her beautiful hair again and tied it on top of her head as she always did.Don't mention how happy you are when you're done.She decided not to waste a moment, but immediately put on the dazzling dress.If only to wear to the working field, if only the sheep and turkeys praised her, she would do it.

This farm is a royal farm in another country.

(End of this chapter)