Like all other stories, this one too beings with… once upon a time, there was a family who had three sons. One day, the eldest son decided to go into the forest and cut some wood, to help his parents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– Take this delicious cake and a bottle of wine, said his mother. You\u2019re bound to get hungry on the way!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And so he did. The moment he reached the forest, the boy met an old man, who said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– Dear boy, can I have a bite of that cake and a sip of wine? I\u2019m so tired and hungry…<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– No, you can\u2019t! If I give it to you, then what will I be left with? Go away!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But it seemed that the old man was some type of wizard, for the boy had nothing but trouble that day: he kept on dropping his axe, stumbling or being hit by tree branches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The same thing happened to the second son, the following day. He too refused to share his food and wine with the old man, and he returned home with a bruised leg, without any wood for the fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– Father, let me go cut some wood too! Said the youngest son, on the third day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– Don\u2019t you even think about it! Can\u2019t you see what your brothers went through?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– Don\u2019t go, added his mother. I have no food or wine to give you anyway. We only have some sour beer and some stale bread.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But his parents\u2019 words fell on deaf ears. The boy took his axe and headed to the forest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– My boy, can I have a bite of your cake and a sip of wine? I\u2019m so tired and hungry, said the old man, as soon as he saw the young boy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– Dear sir, I have no cake, nor wine. I only have some sour beer and some bread but, if you wish, join me and let\u2019s eat together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– You have such a big heart, my boy! As you were willing to share your fod with me, I wish to repay your kindness. See that old tree over there? Cut it down and at its roots you are to find an incredible treasure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lo and behold, after the boy cut down the tree, he came across a big fat goose, with golden feathers. Happy, the boy took the goose and headed to the inn at the edge of the forest, where he wanted to spend the night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When they saw the bird, the inn keeper\u2019s daugthers could not take their eyes off its golden feathers and started plotting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– You just wait, he\u2019ll doze off soon enough and leave the goose here so I can snatch a feather, said the eldest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And that\u2019s precisely what she did, but her fingers got glued to the golden wing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After a little while, the second daugther wanted to steal a feather too, but no sooner had she touched it, than her hand got stuck on its golden feathers as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
– Don\u2019t come any closer! yelled the two girls to their youngest sister.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– Why? Do you take me for a fool? I also want a feather!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So the three girls got glued to the goose not for an hour or two, but the whole night!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The following morning, the boy took his goose and set off, not caring that the girls were still glued to the bird with golden feathers. Whenever he took a left, a right, walked fast or slow, the girls had no choice but to follow him. And as they were all walking along, they came across a priest who wanted to help the girls, but who got stuck as well. The same thing happened to the teacher, who was terribly surprised to see the priest running as fast as he could.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– Father, what\u2019s the rush? Have you forgotten about our christening today?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And so the boy ended up with five people walking behind him, all glued to the golden goose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And if that was not enough, two workers coming back from the field showed up. As you can very well imagine, they too got glued to the goose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And so they went on and on, until they reached a great castle. The king that ruled those lands had a daughter, who was always sad. The king had tried everything he could to make her smile, he had even brought jesters to court, and yet… the girl was becoming sadder and sadder. Eventually, the king had promised his entire to kingdom to the man who could make her smile again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Upon hearing that, the youngest boy went to the palace, dragging all those people behind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– Haaaa, haaaa! the princess burst into laughter when she saw 7 people strung behind… a goose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Although promises need to be kept, our king was not to thrilled about the boy, so he told him:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– I\u2019ll give you the girl on one condition \u2013 you need to drink all the wine in our cellars. Are you up for the challenge?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I need to go back to the old man in the forest, thought the young boy. The one who helped me. I can\u2019t drink all this wine by myself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And that\u2019s exactly what he did. When he got back to the forest, he saw a long-faced man, standing right by the tree he had chopped down a few days before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– What\u2019s wrong, good man? asked the boy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– Well, I\u2019m very, very thirsty and I can\u2019t find anything to drink.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– Come with me, my friend, and I\u2019ll sort you out! said the boy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You can\u2019t even imagine how quickly the man drank the cellar dry. There was not a single<\/p>\n\n\n\n
drop of wine left!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– I can see you\u2019ve drunk all the wine, but I can\u2019t you give you my daughter just yet. You<\/p>\n\n\n\n
must pass another test. I need you to find me a man who will eat a mountain of bread. Can you do that?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The boy went into the forest again and found a starving man, whom he took to the palace. He ate every single bread crumb!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– Whatever will I do with you? I simply won\u2019t give my daughter away! Here\u2019s what… I\u2019ll<\/p>\n\n\n\n
give you one more test. If you can pull this off, you are free to marry my daughter. I want you to bring me a ship that can float on water, but also run on sand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– You just wait!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And he went to the forest again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– I\u2019ll help you again, said the man in the woods. You were so kind to me and now I get to<\/p>\n\n\n\n
return the favour. Here\u2019s your magic ship!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And so the boy went back to the king. And you know what they say… you reap what you<\/p>\n\n\n\n
sow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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