Once upon a time, in a wealthy and powerful country lived a princess beautiful but she very hardly spoke. She seemed not to speak whole day except it’s very very serious and she needed to talk. Her father and mother, the king and queen, and also her maids who always stayed by her had hardly heard her say some words in very long time. The princess was old enough to marry and his father, the king, only needed a requirement from men that making his daughter speak. Anyone, not mentioning his family, his hometown or his position, only needed to make the princess speak, he immediately became king’s son-in-law. But, if the people could make her speak in one day, they would get punishments. The news king was finding a groom spread out largely, many people, I mean men, who came from everywhere, born in noble, wealthy and including normal family made their way to castle and got the challenge but all of them failed. They left the castle with pained injuries on their ass that was thing they got as they failed.
One day, a boy, who would not be mentioned if he didn’t look corny, poor and stupid, found the way to the castle and got the challenge. His name was Mo Coi. At the first sight seeing Mo Coi, the guardians of castle seemed not want him to go in but they had to because of things the king had notified. The guardians led him in the castle. They went toward the yard front of princess’ building. There guardians left him there to read the notification hung on a board and then they strode off, informed to the princess. Meanwhile, mandarins who were ordered to watch had been in their seats and kept looking at them, the princess and Mo Coi.
Mo Coi didn’t hurry he seemed not to think about meeting the princess. They only found the way to cook his meal. He asked soldiers to have pot, fire-wood and rice. He poured rice and water in the pot then found rocks to place the pot on but he only two rocks. The rocks were round and bottom of pot was flat so he couldn’t keep the pot staying on the rocks. However, he didn’t give up trying again and again. It’s dozen of times he tried that made the princess who was standing on balcony looking him couldn’t stand up more.
“Find another rock”, cried the princess.
Mo Coi followed her words. At last, he could keep the pot on the rocks. Later, he started making fire by ignition rocks. As the previous time he tried again and again but his straws couldn’t catch fire though many sparks spread out from the ignition rocks because he placed the straws above the ignition rocks while the sparks always dropped down. The princess seemed impatient she bent down over the balcony.
“Lay your straws below”, screamed the princess.
At last, his straws caught fire. But, as the previous time, he didn’t give the princess any thank. He continued.
After he finished cooking his meal, he boiled a pot of water. Water had boiled and what he had to do now was poured the water in his bottle. The mouth of the pot was large while the mouth of his bottle was smaller. Therefore, water overran the bottle. He didn’t want it wasting the water. He tried again and again to find the way that made water not to run out the mouth of his bottle but water still ran out and spread out ground. The princess turned angry.
“Place in it a chopstick, mouth of your pot”, she shouted loudly.
Mo Coi followed and of course, water followed the chopstick, went in his bottle easily.
That time, one of mandarin who watched had gone to the king and reported.
“Unbelievable! My king”, said the mandarin, “princess had talked to him three times and I had taken note. Here, my king.”
Very surprised the king ordered soldiers to bring Mo Coi to him. Mo Coi looked so shabby front him but the king had never betrayed his words so he let him marry with his daughter though he didn’t felt much satisfied.
However, if Mo Coi hadn’t had any talent he would never have made the princess speak.
The end.🎭🎭🎭
"Translator: Hung Nguyen"
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One day, a boy, who would not be mentioned if he didn’t look corny, poor and stupid, found the way to the castle and got the challenge. His name was Mo Coi. At the first sight seeing Mo Coi, the guardians of castle seemed not want him to go in but they had to because of things the king had notified. The guardians led him in the castle. They went toward the yard front of princess’ building. There guardians left him there to read the notification hung on a board and then they strode off, informed to the princess. Meanwhile, mandarins who were ordered to watch had been in their seats and kept looking at them, the princess and Mo Coi.
Mo Coi didn’t hurry he seemed not to think about meeting the princess. They only found the way to cook his meal. He asked soldiers to have pot, fire-wood and rice. He poured rice and water in the pot then found rocks to place the pot on but he only two rocks. The rocks were round and bottom of pot was flat so he couldn’t keep the pot staying on the rocks. However, he didn’t give up trying again and again. It’s dozen of times he tried that made the princess who was standing on balcony looking him couldn’t stand up more.
“Find another rock”, cried the princess.
Mo Coi followed her words. At last, he could keep the pot on the rocks. Later, he started making fire by ignition rocks. As the previous time he tried again and again but his straws couldn’t catch fire though many sparks spread out from the ignition rocks because he placed the straws above the ignition rocks while the sparks always dropped down. The princess seemed impatient she bent down over the balcony.
“Lay your straws below”, screamed the princess.
At last, his straws caught fire. But, as the previous time, he didn’t give the princess any thank. He continued.
After he finished cooking his meal, he boiled a pot of water. Water had boiled and what he had to do now was poured the water in his bottle. The mouth of the pot was large while the mouth of his bottle was smaller. Therefore, water overran the bottle. He didn’t want it wasting the water. He tried again and again to find the way that made water not to run out the mouth of his bottle but water still ran out and spread out ground. The princess turned angry.
“Place in it a chopstick, mouth of your pot”, she shouted loudly.
Mo Coi followed and of course, water followed the chopstick, went in his bottle easily.
That time, one of mandarin who watched had gone to the king and reported.
“Unbelievable! My king”, said the mandarin, “princess had talked to him three times and I had taken note. Here, my king.”
Very surprised the king ordered soldiers to bring Mo Coi to him. Mo Coi looked so shabby front him but the king had never betrayed his words so he let him marry with his daughter though he didn’t felt much satisfied.
However, if Mo Coi hadn’t had any talent he would never have made the princess speak.
The end.🎭🎭🎭
"Translator: Hung Nguyen"
Read more☪☪☪
List of Vietnamese fairy tales
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