Chapter 36 35. Invisible Grandpa

Once upon a time, there was a mother who lived with three daughters, and the family was so poor that they had nothing.So one day, a daughter said: "I thought, staying at home and suffering from poverty and hunger, might as well go out and try your luck." So she left home. She walked, walked, came to a palace, saw the door was open, and thought: Go up and see if they want a maid.She walked into the palace and asked, "Is anyone there?" No one answered.She went into the kitchen again, saw a pot boiling on the fire, opened the cupboard, and saw bread, rice, wine... everything, the girl said to herself: "There is everything here, and I I'm already hungry, hurry up and make a bowl of delicious soup and drink it first."

As she was talking, she saw two hands setting the tableware for her.They put a plate of rice on the table, and the girl said, "Then I'll eat it." Then she started eating.When the rice was over, those two hands brought her a chicken, which she ate up again."I'm so tired from walking, but I feel better now," said the girl. The girl walked around the palace, and she saw a luxurious living room, a small dining room, and a bedroom with a big bed hung with a top tent. "This bed is so beautiful, I can lie on it and feel comfortable!" Sure enough, she slept on it for a whole night.

In the morning, as soon as she woke up, those two hands appeared with a tray and coffee.When the girl had finished her coffee, they took away the tray and the cups.The girl put on her clothes and went to a hall where there was a large wardrobe full of all kinds of dresses, shawls, skirts, and women's dresses.The girl immediately took off all her shabby clothes, and used the things in the wardrobe to dress herself up like a lady.She was already very beautiful, and she was even more beautiful when she was dressed like this. There is a vine trellis in the garden of the palace. As soon as the girl came out, a prince passing by happened to see it.Seeing the girl so beautiful, the prince fell in love with him at first sight, and asked her how he could have a good chat with her.The girl replied that she had no father or mother, and no one made decisions, but she would give the prince an answer the next time he passed by.The prince bowed to her several times reluctantly before boarding the carriage and leaving.

The girl went back to the palace, walked to the fireplace, and said to the fireplace: "My dear sir, I haven't seen anyone here, but now this prince has a crush on me, and he will come to listen to me next time." How should I tell him?" Then she heard a voice in the fireplace answer her, saying, "Ah, it is you, dear girl, you are beautiful, and you will be even more beautiful! Tell him you have a poor old man, sick and lonely, He is very much in favor of your marriage, and hopes that the wedding will take place as soon as possible. You go now, you are so beautiful, and you will become even more beautiful in the future!" Sure enough, the girl became even more beautiful.

The next day, when the girl came to the balcony, the prince happened to come too.As soon as he saw the girl, he asked her for an answer.The girl told him he could not be allowed in the house because her poor grandfather was ill.But grandpa was very much in favor of their marriage, and just hoped that the sooner the wedding, the better. Then, the two expressed their love to each other on the balcony.The prince was full of joy. The two of them spent eight days in a row talking on the balcony.Eight days later, the girl came to the fireplace and asked, "Grandpa, we have been in love for eight days, what do you think we should do now?"

Grandpa replied: "You should marry him. When you get married, you must take everything here. Remember, don't leave me with anything. Remember, take everything away! Now, you can Go, you are so beautiful, and you will become even more beautiful in the future." Sure enough, the girl became more beautiful again. The girl came out on the balcony again, and as soon as she saw the prince, she told him that the wedding was ready, and at the same time sent him to send some chariots and horses to remove all that was in the palace.It took another eight days to move things away.The prince said to his father, "Look, father, how beautiful my bride's things are, although we are kings and we have nothing like them. Just wait and see, the girl is even more beautiful!"

At this time, the girl had cleaned up the palace, and then she threw away the broom and brushes.The palace was all empty except for a gold necklace, which the girl put on when she was about to go out, and hung it on a nail on the wall.From the balcony, the girl saw the prince coming in a carriage, and she went to the fireplace and said, "Grandfather, look, I am leaving, and the groom has come to pick me up. Don't worry, I will take everything They took them all away, and cleaned the palace clean." Grandpa said, "Good girl, thank you. You are so beautiful, and you will become even more beautiful in the future."

And the girl did look a little prettier again, got into the carriage, embraced the prince, and set off.Halfway she touched her neck and yelled: "Oh, my God, I forgot to wear that gold necklace, quick, I have to go back!" The prince said: "Forget it, just leave it there, and we will make you a more beautiful one!" But the girl wanted to go back anyway, so the prince had no choice but to send her back.The girl got out of the carriage and went into the palace, while the prince waited for her outside.The girl went to the fireplace and said, "Grandpa?" "What's wrong?"

"Please, forgive me, I forgot to put on that gold necklace," said the girl, taking the necklace from the nail. "Go away!" cried the voice in the fireplace, "go away, you ugly bearded girl! I tell you to take everything and leave nothing! Go away, You ugly bearded girl!" At this time, the girl was wearing a necklace around her neck, and she suddenly felt hairy on her hands.She looked in the mirror, and in the mirror was a woman with a beard growing to her chest. When the girl walked out of the palace like this, the groom was so anxious that he grabbed his hair with both hands. "I told you not to come back! What am I going to do now, and I told my father that you are beautiful? I can't go home with you anymore. I have a place in the forest near here, and I'll settle you first be there."

In this way, the girl was settled in a hut in the forest.But the prince still likes her very much, visits her every day, and satisfies all her requirements in life.The matter was kept secret for some time, but soon the father heard that his son had fallen in love with a bearded woman.He found his son and asked: "As a king, how can you marry a bearded daughter in love? This matter concerns the dignity of the royal family! Now, either you give her up, or let me send someone to kill her!" The prince came to the girl and said to her, "I have to tell you this: my father already knew that I was in love with a girl with a long beard and he told me to either give you up or send someone to kill you. You Say where can we escape?"

"I only ask you to do me one thing," said the girl, "have a black veil and a black velvet suit made for me, and take me to grandpa, and we will ask him for help." The prince brought the finished dress and the veil, and the girl put on the dress and the veil, and they mounted a carriage and came to the palace. She came to the fireplace and said, "Grandpa?" "Who is it?" "It's me, Grandpa!" "What are you doing here? You ugly bearded woman!" "Grandpa, did you know that I was sentenced to death because of you..." "Because of me? Didn't I remind you to take everything away? Didn't you leave something behind? If you didn't leave the gold necklace here, I would have been freed from the spell, but now, I have to suffer all over again!" "Grandpa," said the girl, "I don't want to go back to the beauty I had when I was in the palace, but I want to have at least the face I had when I came here. Please, Grandpa, let me be what I was before ." "Well," said Grandpa, "you're not going to leave anything now, are you?" "No, no," said the girl, "I have the gold chain in my hand that hangs on the nail." So the grandfather said to the girl: "Wear it around your neck, how beautiful you are, and you will become even more beautiful in the future." After the girl put on the gold necklace, the beard disappeared instantly. "Grandpa! Thank you! See you later!" "Come on," said the grandfather, "you are so beautiful, and you will become even more beautiful in the future." Sure enough, the girl became very beautiful, like a dazzling sun. The girl ran down the steps and got into the carriage.Seeing that the girl was more beautiful than before, the bridegroom hugged her happily and said, "Now my father won't sentence you to death, nor will he say that dating and marrying someone like you is a loss of royal status." If so, they came to the palace, saw the father, and the son said, "This is the ugly woman with the beard that I fell in love with." "Ah, my son, you are right, there is no one more beautiful than her," said the king, and he embraced the girl, and gave orders to prepare for the wedding.At this moment he sent the girl up to the balcony, so that all the inhabitants could see her.Many people immediately appeared under the balcony. Seeing such a beautiful girl, everyone cheered in unison: "Long live, long live the new queen!" A few days later, the two young people held a wedding. At the wedding banquet, everyone tasted jam radishes, hairless mice, skinned cats, and fried monkeys. People ate today and tomorrow. The guests were each given a sprig of rosemary, but they didn't even say "have a drink" to me. (Venice area)