Chapter 172 199. Jovan Barento

Once upon a time in a small town, there lived a shoe repairer. His family was poor and he made a living by repairing shoes.His name was Jovan Baronto, and he was short in stature, but very intelligent.One day, when he was mending shoes, the awl accidentally pricked his finger, and he yelled, "Oh, it hurts me to death!" The neighbors heard his cries, but no one paid attention to him, because they treated him so badly. indifferent to things.But all the flies in the town heard it, and they flew to the cobbler, curious to see what had happened.A fly landed on his hand, sucking the blood from the wound, and the other flies saw a plate of noodles and all flew towards it.

"What do you flies want?" cried Giovanni. "Go, get out of my house!" He grabbed a piece of cowhide and tried to flick the flies away, but the flies were biting so hard that they couldn't do anything. Ken flies away.So Jovan Barento clenched his fist and beat the fly with all his might.This time, it was like a massacre, and the flies were beaten to the ground.He counted, one thousand were killed and five hundred were wounded!He said to himself: "No one has such a strong fist! People see me as worthless, and now I want to stand out!" He picked up a small stick, dipped it in ink, and typed on a piece of cloth: I am Jovan Baronto, kill a thousand, wound five hundred!Then he tied the cloth to his hat.

The townspeople laughed when they saw the writing on his hat, and asked, "Giovan Baronto, how many have you killed?" "I kill a thousand and wound five hundred!" At this moment, the name of Jovan Barento spread among the people.In less than a year, Jovan Barento was a man known far and wide, and everyone knew him as one of the bravest warriors in the kingdom. At this time, the cobbler left his needle and thread, awl, glue, knife and stool, and went to travel around the world in search of opportunities.Riding on an old and thin donkey, he started his journey with neither luggage nor money.After walking for three days, he passed through a forest and came to an inn.As he approached, he called out: "Here comes Giovan Baronto, who has killed a thousand and wounded five hundred!"

At that time, there were many robbers living in the hotel.Frightened and frightened at the name of such a famous hero, they swarmed through windows and doors, and fled for their lives in all directions.They left behind their gleaming weapons, their steeds, and even the food on the table.Giovanni unhurriedly dismounted from the donkey, went straight to the table and sat down.The shopkeeper came up to him and said, "Famous warrior, please eat. I am so grateful to you! As soon as you showed up, the gang of robbers ran away in fright, and saved me from a disaster!" " "It's nothing." Jovan Barento buried his head in his meal, not taking his eyes off his plate for a moment.

When he had eaten his fill, he selected the strongest steed, that of the chief robber, mounted it, and said to the innkeeper, "Just let me know when you need help. As long as I am Jovan Barron Tuo is still alive, no one dares to bully you." After speaking, he stabbed his horse and walked away.The shopkeeper and his fellows saluted him off. Giovanni had never ridden a horse before.His knees were clenched, and every time he took a step, he felt as if he was about to be thrown off.He thought to himself: Ah, my awl!My sewing!How could I be willing to abandon you?But he went on, and soon learned to ride a horse.Wherever he went, he was greeted with warm hospitality.

Jovan Barento has come to the Land of Giants.These giants were as thick as chestnut trees and as tall as poplars.When they saw Giovan Barento, they opened their mouths like furnaces and smashed them as if to swallow him alive.Jovan Barento trembled like a rush. "Ah! are you that Jovan Barento who killed a thousand and wounded five hundred?" cried the leader of the giants. "Would you like to compete with me? Come, come across the river." Giovanni replied: "You'd better let me go. As the saying goes: Peppers are small but they can be felt! Woe to you if I draw my sword."

The giants discussed it, and then said in a gentle tone: "Well, we will let you come here, but first you have to show us how strong you are. See that there is a big mountain over there? If you can bring it Roll over and use us as millstones, we are your servants, and you are our king." Jovan Baronto rolled his hands into tubes, put them to his mouth, and shouted: "Hey, get out of the way! Residents of the valley, run for your lives! The famous Jovan Baron To lift up that boulder will kill a lot of people. Run for your lives, all of you!" Those who lived in the valley fled in all directions.At last the giants were also afraid, and ran away one by one."Here comes Giovan Baronto, who has killed a thousand and wounded five hundred! Take care!" they cried as they fled.

When Giovanni saw that the giants had all fled without a trace, he rode his horse across the river, and passed safely through the kingdom of giants.His fame is growing day by day, and his fame has already arrived before he arrives. He went on and came across two armies facing each other.A king on horseback, dejected, surrounded by his generals.Their morale was low, because if the king lost this battle, he would not only have to abdicate the throne, but also be executed.As soon as he saw Giovan Barento, he was filled with hope. The king said to him: "Giovan Baronto, the illustrious man, you have been sent by heaven to lead us to victory! Come and command my troops."

Giovanni felt it was time to tell the truth.He said: "Your Majesty, I am not as amazing as you imagined. I am just a poor shoemaker who can only hold an awl, a needle and a thread..." "Well, well. Save these words for another time," interrupted the king. "The time is short, and you are our general. Here is my steed, saddled, and here is my armor and my sword." In spite of Giovanni's pushes and pushes, they put the armor on him and put him on the horse.The king's horse neighed and bounded out.Seeing that the general rushed to the enemy's position first, all the cavalry also rushed over, bravely entered the battle, and wiped out the enemy in a few strokes.

The battle was won, and the soldiers reveled, but their general was gone.They searched everywhere and finally found him more than ten miles away.It turned out that after he rushed past the enemy's position, he kept running forward.The cavalry surrounded him and returned to the king. The king bowed to him in thanks.Giovanni said to the king: "If you could have followed me just now, we have conquered three kingdoms and won three crowns. But it doesn't matter, we have won anyway, and we should be satisfied. Well, goodbye Bar." "What? Are you going now? I wanted to marry my daughter to you," said the King.

But Giovanni refused to stay no matter what, and refused any gift, and continued to travel around the world. He walked and walked, and came to the kingdom of the Amazons.The Amazons are famous female warriors.They have their own country, ruled by a queen, and they don't allow any man into their country.Anyone who unfortunately falls into their hands will be chopped up and fed to wild animals, and his skin will be used to make drums.The Queen of the Amazons is a hard woman who never smiles, not even a smile. Jovan Barento accidentally walked into the land of the Amazons, was caught by them, put in chains, and brought before the queen.The Amazons have lots of horses in their yards, so there are flies everywhere.The horse swung its tail to drive away the flies, and the Amazonian drove them away with a fan, but Giovanni was chained and could not move, he was covered with flies all over his body. "You are going to die," said the Queen, "this is our law. Why do you come into our land?" Giovanni bowed his head, and said to himself, "Oh, my awl, my needle, my stool! I would not be where I am now if I were with you." "Listen," said the Queen, "I don't want to kill a poor boy like a dog. Did you really kill a thousand and wound five hundred? Tell me the truth, and I won't kill you." "Your Majesty, only one blow." "How did you do it?" "Unchain me and I'll show you." The queen ordered him to be unchained.The Amazons, all on horseback, surrounded Giovanni, staring at him intently.Except for the sound of the horse's tail and the fan and the buzzing of the flies, all was silent. "That's how I do it," said Giovanni, and, striking the flies in the air with his fist, killed them all.He said, "Please count." "Ah? So it's a fly! Oh! Oh! Oh!" All the Amazonians laughed.They leaned forward and back together laughing on horseback.Laughing the most is the Queen: "Hahahaha! My God! Ouch, I've never laughed like this... Jovan Barento, you're the first to make me laugh! You beat the flies You are so skillful, it's like God sent you to us. You stay and be my husband." So, they held a wedding, and the whole country was full of joy.The poor shoemaker became king of the Amazons. big story, little story, tell your story I'm done. (Corsica region)