Chapter 114 113. The Three Blind Queens

Once upon a time there were three princes, their father and mother died.There is only one nurse who takes them through the day.The three princes all wanted to marry wives, and the three of them had three portraits painted according to their preferences. They said to the envoys: "Go and travel all over the world. If you find three girls who are exactly like the picture, bring them back to marry us." The envoys traveled all over the world but found nothing.Finally, they saw the three daughters of a fisherman, only they were exactly like the portrait.The envoys put them on the queen's clothes and took them to meet the three princes.The prince fell in love with them at first sight and held a wedding.

War broke out.The three princes rushed to the front, leaving the nanny to preside over the affairs of the court.But with the three queens, the nurse could not do as she once did.Therefore, she ordered a minister to kill the three queens and bring back their three pairs of eyes as proof.The minister said to the queens, "The weather is really nice today, let's go out and have fun." They took a carriage, and the carriage drove to the foot of a mountain before stopping.The three queens got out of the chariot, followed by the ministers.He drew out his sword and sighed, "I tell you, I am ordered to execute you and bring back your three pairs of eyeballs to tell the nanny." The three queens replied, "No, please don't kill us, you see, just Throw us on this mountain. As for the eyeball, we will dig it out and give it to you right now."

The three queens dug out their eyeballs and handed them to the minister, who accepted it in tears.After the three princes came back, they asked about the whereabouts of the three queens, and the nanny told them that all the three queens died unexpectedly.Three widowers swore never to marry again.Three queens who lost their eyes lived in a cave and lived on grass and tree roots.All three of them were pregnant.One night, the three of them gave birth at the same time, and each gave birth to a beautiful little boy.Grass and roots are their food, and they also feed their children with grass and roots.The grass and tree roots were gone, so in order not to starve to death, they decided to draw lots: whoever was drawn would eat her child.The eldest sister was drawn, and her child was eaten.Then it was the turn of the second sister's child.Seeing that it was her turn, the little girl picked up the child and groped her way out of the cave.

She found another cave, where weeds grew thick.Gradually, the child has grown up and started hunting with a shotgun made of reed stalks to bring back some food for his mother.Later, he found two other blind women and took them to his mother's cave. One day, a prince, the father of the child, went out hunting and met the child in the forest.The prince said to him, "Come with me." The boy replied, "I have to tell my mother." After the mother agreed, the child left. When the nurse saw the child, she was very happy on the surface, but she was very angry in her heart.In terms of martial arts, the young man is unrivaled in the entire kingdom, and his bravery is extraordinary.The nanny is going to send him some missions so that he will never return.A long time ago, a princess in the family was hijacked by a banshee, and the nanny said to the three princes: "This young man may be able to rescue her when he goes away." So the three princes ordered the child to rescue the princess. .

The young man first went to the cave of the three blind queens and consulted their opinions before setting out on the road.In a wasteland there is a palace that flickers on and off.He stepped forward, and a miserable voice called to him, "Can you see me? Turn around!" The boy replied, "No, if I turn around, I will become a tree. ’ He walked into the flickering palace.In a hall there are three burning yellow candles.The lad blew them out in one breath: he broke the spell.Suddenly, he was back in the palace of the three princes again, with the beautiful princess and the mother and aunts who had regained their eyesight.The boy married the princess.Everyone at the wedding recounted their experiences.When the three queens had finished speaking, the nurse was so frightened that her hands and feet became cold.To keep her warm, they covered her with pitch and burned her to death.

(Abruzzo region)